Where does “biopsy” come from?
Biopsy comes from French biopsie, from Ancient Greek βίος meaning life, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós and gʷeih₃w-.
biopsy (English): The removal and examination of a sample of...
Definitions
- The removal and examination of a sample of...
Ancestry of “biopsy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | biopsie | biopsy |
| 2 | French | bio- | life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίο- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |