Etymology

bioaccessibility

Today it means: The potential for a substance to interact with (and be absorbed by) an organism Full definition →

English accessibility ← Late Latin accessibilis ← Latin accessus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Latinaccessus
  6. Late Latinaccessibilis
  7. Englishaccessible
  8. Englishaccessibility
  9. English todaybioaccessibility

From bio- + accessibility.

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