Where does “biodiesel” come from?

biodiesel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bio-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

biodiesel (Norwegian Bokmål): fuel biodiesel

Definitions

  1. fuel biodiesel

Ancestry of “biodiesel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbio-bio
2Ancient Greekβίοςlife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βίος →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bio- →
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