Where does “biophotosensitizer” come from?
biophotosensitizer (English) comes from English photosensitizer, from English sensitizer, from English sensitize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
biophotosensitizer (English): A biochemical photosensitizer
Definitions
- A biochemical photosensitizer
Ancestry of “biophotosensitizer”, step by step
biophotosensitizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photosensitizer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photosensitizer | A molecular or atomic species that initiates a... |
| 2 | English | sensitizer | Any agent that sensitizes something |
| 3 | English | sensitize | To make sensitive or responsive to certain... |
| 4 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 5 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 6 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 7 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |