Where does “perimicrobial” come from?
perimicrobial (English) comes from English microbial, from English microbe, from French microbe, 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.
perimicrobial (English): Surrounding a microbe; especially surrounding a...
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- Surrounding a microbe; especially surrounding a...
Ancestry of “perimicrobial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microbial | Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or... |
| 2 | English | microbe | Any microorganism, but especially a harmful... |
| 3 | French | microbe | microbe |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |