Where does “biosequester” come from?
biosequester (English) comes from English sequester, from Old French sequestrer, from Latin sequestrō, from Latin sequester, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
biosequester (English): To sequester (typically carbon dioxide) by means of biosequestration
Definitions
- To sequester (typically carbon dioxide) by means of biosequestration
Ancestry of “biosequester”, step by step
biosequester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sequester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sequester | To separate from all external influence; to... |
| 2 | Old French | sequestrer | — |
| 3 | Latin | sequestrō | to surrender (give up for safe keeping) |
| 4 | Latin | sequester | mediating; mediator, depositary; mediator,... |
| 5 | Latin | sequī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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 |