Where does “bioinventory” come from?
bioinventory (English) comes from English inventory, from Middle English inventorie, from Old French inventoire, from Late Latin inventarium, from Latin inveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti — he, she.
bioinventory (English): An inventory of the plants and animals in a...
Definitions
- An inventory of the plants and animals in a...
Ancestry of “bioinventory”, step by step
bioinventory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inventory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inventory | The stock of an item on hand at a particular... |
| 2 | Middle English | inventorie | — |
| 3 | Old French | inventoire | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | inventarium | a list, inventory |
| 5 | Latin | inveniō | to find |
| 6 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |