Where does “biomacromolecular” come from?
biomacromolecular (English) comes from English macromolecular, from English molecular, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
biomacromolecular (English): Relating to a biomacromolecule
Definitions
- Relating to a biomacromolecule
Ancestry of “biomacromolecular”, step by step
biomacromolecular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English macromolecular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macromolecular | Of or relating to a macromolecule |
| 2 | English | molecular | Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by... |
| 3 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 5 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
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 |