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Where does “bioinformatician” come from?

bioinformatician (English) comes from English informatician, from French informaticien, from French informatique, from French information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bioinformatician (English): A practitioner of bioinformatics

Definitions

  1. A practitioner of bioinformatics

Ancestry of “bioinformatician”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinformaticianSomeone who practices informatics
2Frenchinformaticien—
3Frenchinformatiquecomputer science; ICT
4Frenchinformationpiece of information; datum; news; information
5Latinīnfōrmātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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