Where does “biospectrophotometer” come from?
biospectrophotometer (English) comes from English spectrophotometer, from English photometer, from English -meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
biospectrophotometer (English): A spectrophotometer designed for use with biological materials
Definitions
- A spectrophotometer designed for use with biological materials
Ancestry of “biospectrophotometer”, step by step
biospectrophotometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spectrophotometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spectrophotometer | An instrument used to measure the intensity of... |
| 2 | English | photometer | Any of several instruments used to measure... |
| 3 | English | -meter | Used to form the names of measuring devices |
| 4 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |