Where does “biokjemi” come from?

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

biokjemi (Norwegian Bokmål): biochemistry

Definitions

  1. biochemistry

Ancestry of “biokjemi”, 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- →