Where does “biomultiplier” come from?
biomultiplier (English) comes from English multiplier, from English multiply, from English ply, from English apply, from Middle English aplien, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from Latin ad- — in.
biomultiplier (English): Any organism (typically a plant) that accumulate toxins from the environment
Definitions
- Any organism (typically a plant) that accumulate toxins from the environment
Ancestry of “biomultiplier”, step by step
biomultiplier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multiplier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multiplier | A number by which another is to be multiplied;... |
| 2 | English | multiply | To increase the amount, degree or number of; To... |
| 3 | English | ply | A layer of material; A strand that, twisted... |
| 4 | English | apply | To lay or place; to put; To put to use; to use or... |
| 5 | Middle English | aplien | — |
| 6 | Old French | applier | to bend; to apply |
| 7 | Latin | applicō | to apply |
| 8 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |