Where does “biophotometric” come from?
biophotometric (English) comes from English photometric, from English metric, from English chronometric, from English -metric, from French -métrique, from Latin metricus, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
biophotometric (English): Relating to biophotometry
Definitions
- Relating to biophotometry
Ancestry of “biophotometric”, step by step
biophotometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photometric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photometric | Of or relating to photometry or to photometers;... |
| 2 | English | metric | Of or relating to the metric system of... |
| 3 | English | chronometric | Of or pertaining to a chronometer or to... |
| 4 | English | -metric | Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in... |
| 5 | French | -métrique | -metric |
| 6 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 7 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |