Where does “Antibiotikaresistenz” come from?
Antibiotikaresistenz (German) comes from German Antibiotikum, from Ancient Greek βιωτικός, 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.
Antibiotikaresistenz (German): antibiotic resistance
Definitions
- antibiotic resistance
Ancestry of “Antibiotikaresistenz”, step by step
Antibiotikaresistenz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Antibiotikum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Antibiotikum | antibiotic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βιωτικός | concerning or relating to life; of life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 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 |
via German Resistenz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Resistenz | resistance |
| 2 | Late Latin | resistentia | resistance, opposition; nominative neuter plural... |