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Where does “bioorthogonal” come from?

bioorthogonal (English) comes from English orthogonal, from Middle French orthogonal, from Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius, from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

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Ancestry of “bioorthogonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthogonalOf two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to...
2Middle Frenchorthogonal—
3Medieval Latinorthogonalisorthogonal
4Latinorthogoniusright-angled; rectangular; orthogonal
5Ancient Greekὀρθογώνιοςright-angled; rectangular
6Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
7Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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