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Where does “biomarking” come from?

biomarking (English) comes from English marking, from Old English mearcung, from Old English mearcian, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

biomarking (English): The use of a biomarker; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. The use of a biomarker; present participle of...

Ancestry of “biomarking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmarkingpresent participle of mark; The action of the...
2Old Englishmearcunga marking; a marking out, description; an...
3Old Englishmearcianto mark
4Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
5Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
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