Etymology

bioeffective

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Today it means: biologically effective Full definition →

English effective ← French effectif ← Latin effectīvu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  7. Proto-Italic*eks
  8. Latinex
  9. Latinex-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  13. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  14. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  15. Latinfaciō
  16. Latinefficiō
  17. Latineffectīvu
  18. Frencheffectif
  19. Englisheffective
  20. English todaybioeffective

From bio- + effective.

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