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Where does “biopsie” come from?

biopsie (French) comes from French 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.

biopsie (French): biopsy

Definitions

  1. biopsy

Ancestry of “biopsie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbio-life
2Ancient Greekβίο-—
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “biopsie”

  • biopsy
  • rebiopsy
  • postbiopsy
  • prebiopsy
  • microbiopsy
  • biopsic
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