Where does “biosimilarity” come from?
biosimilarity (English) comes from English similarity, from French similarité, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
biosimilarity (English): Similarity of one biological substance to another, particularly with respect to a substance used for medicinal purposes
Definitions
- Similarity of one biological substance to another, particularly with respect to a substance used for medicinal purposes
Ancestry of “biosimilarity”, step by step
biosimilarity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English similarity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | similarity | Closeness of appearance to something else; The... |
| 2 | French | similarité | similarity |
| 3 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 5 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 6 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |