Where does “bioinspiration” come from?
bioinspiration (English) comes from English inspiration, from Old French inspiration, from Latin īnspīrātiōnem, from Latin inspiratus, from Latin īnspīrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
bioinspiration (English): inspiration from biological organisms, as in...
Definitions
- inspiration from biological organisms, as in...
Ancestry of “bioinspiration”, step by step
bioinspiration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inspiration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inspiration | The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished... |
| 2 | Old French | inspiration | inspiration act of breathing in |
| 3 | Latin | īnspīrātiōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | inspiratus | inspired; inflamed; instilled |
| 5 | Latin | īnspīrō | to breathe into; to blow upon |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |