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Where does “biosensing” come from?

biosensing (English) comes from English bio-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

biosensing (English): The use of nanoscale or microscale biological...

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  1. The use of nanoscale or microscale biological...

Ancestry of “biosensing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbio-life; organic life
2Ancient Greekβίο-—
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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