Where does “biotome” come from?
biotome (English) comes from English Bio, from English biology, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
biotome (English): A specialised form of knife or scalpel
Definitions
- A specialised form of knife or scalpel
Ancestry of “biotome”, step by step
biotome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Tomé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tomé | One in a series of volumes |
| 2 | Middle French | tome | — |
| 3 | Latin | tomus | a section of a larger work; a volume |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόμος | slice, piece; piece of land; frustum |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |