Where does “evolutionsbiologi” come from?
evolutionsbiologi (Swedish) comes from Swedish evolution, from Latin ēvolūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
evolutionsbiologi (Swedish): evolutionary biology
Definitions
- evolutionary biology
Ancestry of “evolutionsbiologi”, step by step
evolutionsbiologi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish evolution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | evolution | evolution; development; evolution |
| 2 | Latin | ēvolūtiō | The act of unrolling or opening a book; reading |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish biologi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | biologi | biology |
| 2 | German | Biologie | biology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |