Where does “biovigilance” come from?
biovigilance (English) comes from English vigilance, from Middle French vigilance, from Latin vigilantia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
biovigilance (English): The detection, assessment, understanding and...
Definitions
- The detection, assessment, understanding and...
Ancestry of “biovigilance”, step by step
biovigilance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vigilance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vigilance | Alert watchfulness; Close and continuous... |
| 2 | Middle French | vigilance | — |
| 3 | Latin | vigilantia | vigilance, alertness; wakefulness |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or 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 |