Where does “biomodeller” come from?
biomodeller (English) comes from English modeller, from English model, from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin modellus, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
biomodeller (English): A person who constructs biomodels
Definitions
- A person who constructs biomodels
Ancestry of “biomodeller”, step by step
biomodeller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modeller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modeller | Alternative spelling of modeler |
| 2 | English | model | A person who serves as a subject for artwork or... |
| 3 | Middle French | modelle | template; model; model; replica; reconstruction |
| 4 | Old Italian | modello | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | modellus | — |
| 6 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |