Where does “biosustainable” come from?
biosustainable (English) comes from English sustainable, from English sustain, from Middle English susteinen, from Old French sustenir, from Vulgar Latin sustenire, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
biosustainable (English): biochemically sustainable
Definitions
- biochemically sustainable
Ancestry of “biosustainable”, step by step
biosustainable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sustainable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sustainable | Able to be sustained; Able to be produced or... |
| 2 | English | sustain | To maintain, or keep in existence; To provide for... |
| 3 | Middle English | susteinen | — |
| 4 | Old French | sustenir | to hold up; to support; to support; to sustain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sustenire | — |
| 6 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |