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Where does “biorelevant” come from?

biorelevant (English) comes from English relevant, from Old French relevant, from Latin relevāns, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

biorelevant (English): biologically relevant

Definitions

  1. biologically relevant

Ancestry of “biorelevant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelevantDirectly related, connected, or pertinent to a...
2Old Frenchrelevantassisting
3Latinrelevāns—
4Latinrelevō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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