Where does “bithóipse” come from?

bithóipse (Irish) comes from Irish bith-, from Old Irish bith-, from Old Irish bíth, from Proto-Celtic bitus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- — life.

bithóipse (Irish): biopsy

Definitions

  1. biopsy

Ancestry of “bithóipse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbith-ever-, constant; bio-
2Old Irishbith-ever-, constant
3Old Irishbíthinflection of at·tá: ## third-person singular...
4Proto-Celticbitusworld
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-tu-life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- →Every word from Irish bith- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bitus →