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Where does “biomarker” come from?

Biomarker is an English compound of bio- from Ancient Greek βίος meaning life, and marker from English mark, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós.

biomarker (English): A substance used as an indicator of a biological...

Definitions

  1. A substance used as an indicator of a biological...

Ancestry of “biomarker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarkerAn object used to mark a location; Someone or...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “biomarker”

  • glycobiomarker
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