Where does “nonbiodegradability” come from?
nonbiodegradability (English) comes from English biodegradability, from English biodegradable, from English bio-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nonbiodegradability (English): The property of not being biodegradable
Definitions
- The property of not being biodegradable
Ancestry of “nonbiodegradability”, step by step
nonbiodegradability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biodegradability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biodegradability | The capacity of a material to decompose over time... |
| 2 | English | biodegradable | Capable of being decomposed by biological... |
| 3 | English | bio- | life; organic life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |