Where does “Molekularbiologie” come from?
Molekularbiologie (German) comes from German Biologie, 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.
Molekularbiologie (German): molecular biology
Definitions
- molecular biology
Ancestry of “Molekularbiologie”, step by step
Molekularbiologie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Biologie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Biologie | biology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via German molekular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | molekular | molecular |
| 2 | French | moléculaire | molecular |
| 3 | French | -aire | -ary; -aire |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |