Where does “bioteknologia” come from?
bioteknologia (Finnish) comes from Finnish bio-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, 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.
bioteknologia (Finnish): biotechnology; Partitive singular form of...
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- biotechnology; Partitive singular form of...
Ancestry of “bioteknologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | bio- | bio- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίο- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | — |
| 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 |