Where does “biosensor” come from?
Biosensor combines English bio- from Ancient Greek bíos meaning life with English sensor from Latin sentīre meaning to perceive or feel.
biosensor (English): Any device that detects, records or transmits...
Definitions
- Any device that detects, records or transmits...
Ancestry of “biosensor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensor | A device or organ that detects certain external... |
| 2 | Latin | sentiō | to feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses) |
| 3 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |