Etymology

bioanalysis

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Today it means: biochemical analysis Full definition →

English analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  6. Medieval Latinanalysis
  7. Englishanalysis
  8. English todaybioanalysis

From bio- + analysis.

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