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Where does “bioproteina” come from?

bioproteina (Italian) comes from Italian bio-, 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.

bioproteina (Italian): biological protein; bioprotein

Definitions

  1. biological protein; bioprotein

Ancestry of “bioproteina”, step by step

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