Where does “biorecovery” come from?
biorecovery (English) comes from English recovery, from English recover, from English cover, from Middle English coveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
biorecovery (English): The use of biological agents (typically microorganisms) to recover metals from low-grade ores
Definitions
- The use of biological agents (typically microorganisms) to recover metals from low-grade ores
Ancestry of “biorecovery”, step by step
biorecovery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recovery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recovery | The act or process of regaining or repossession... |
| 2 | English | recover | To get back, to regain; to salvage, to extricate,... |
| 3 | English | cover | A lid; Area or situation which screens a person... |
| 4 | Middle English | coveren | to recover |
| 5 | Old French | covrir | to cover |
| 6 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |