Where does “paleomicrobiomics” come from?
paleomicrobiomics (English) comes from English microbiomics, from English -omics, from English -ome, from English -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
paleomicrobiomics (English): The study of prehistoric microbiomes
Definitions
- The study of prehistoric microbiomes
Ancestry of “paleomicrobiomics”, step by step
paleomicrobiomics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English microbiomics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microbiomics | The study of microbiomes |
| 2 | English | -omics | Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of... |
| 3 | English | -ome | A mass of something; The complete whole of a... |
| 4 | English | -oma | Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English paleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 2 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |