Where does “biotechnology” come from?
Biotechnology derives from Ancient Greek βίος meaning "life" and τέχνη meaning "craft," combined with Ancient Greek λόγος meaning "study," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots gʷeih₃w- and leǵ-.
biotechnology (English): The use of living organisms in industrial,...
Definitions
- The use of living organisms in industrial,...
Ancestry of “biotechnology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |