Where does “bioprospect” come from?
bioprospect (English) comes from English prospect, from German Prospekt, from Latin prospectus, from Latin prospicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
bioprospect (English): To search for natural products that might have a commercial application
Definitions
- To search for natural products that might have a commercial application
Ancestry of “bioprospect”, step by step
bioprospect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prospect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prospect | The region which the eye overlooks at one time;... |
| 2 | German | Prospekt | brochure |
| 3 | Latin | prospectus | view, sight, prospect; panorama; watched or... |
| 4 | Latin | prospicio | I look far off; I see into the distance; I watch... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |