Where does “biorecalcitrant” come from?
biorecalcitrant (English) comes from English recalcitrant, from French récalcitrant, from Middle French recalcitrant, from Latin recalcitrāns, from Latin recalcitrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
biorecalcitrant (English): Not easily biodegradable
Definitions
- Not easily biodegradable
Ancestry of “biorecalcitrant”, step by step
biorecalcitrant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recalcitrant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recalcitrant | Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey... |
| 2 | French | récalcitrant | recalcitrant, rebellious |
| 3 | Middle French | recalcitrant | — |
| 4 | Latin | recalcitrāns | being disobedient |
| 5 | Latin | recalcitrō | to kick back (of a horse) |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | 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 |