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Where does “biologging” come from?

biologging (English) comes from English logging, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

biologging (English): The logging of individual animals by means of...

Definitions

  1. The logging of individual animals by means of...

Ancestry of “biologging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishloggingpresent participle of log; An act or instance of...
2EnglishlogThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;...
3Middle Englishloggelarge long stick, staff, pole, log
4Old Frenchlogearbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way
5Latinlaubĭa—
6Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
7Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
8Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
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