Etymology

biofluorescently

Today it means: In a biofluorescent manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English biofluorescent
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  8. Latinfluō
  9. Latinfluor
  10. Englishfluor
  11. Englishfluorite
  12. Middle Low Germanspar
  13. Old Englishspærstān
  14. Middle Englishsparston
  15. Englishsparstonebf.
  16. Englishspar
  17. Englishfluorspar
  18. Englishfluorescencebf.
  19. Englishfluoresce
  20. Englishfluorescent
  21. Englishbiofluorescent
  22. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  23. Proto-Germanic*līką
  24. English todaybiofluorescently

From biofluorescent + -ly.

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