Where does “radiobioassay” come from?
radiobioassay (English) comes from English bioassay, from English assay, from Middle English assay, from Anglo-Norman assaier, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō — to drive.
radiobioassay (English): The analysis of radioactive material in the body...
Definitions
- The analysis of radioactive material in the body...
Ancestry of “radiobioassay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bioassay | The analysis of the biological activity of a... |
| 2 | English | assay | Trial, attempt; Examination and determination;... |
| 3 | Middle English | assay | Examining; investigation, looking into, research;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | assaier | Alternative form of essaier |
| 5 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 6 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 7 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |