Etymology

biohydrogenation

Today it means: biochemical (enzymatic) hydrogenation Full definition →

English hydrogenation ← French hydrogène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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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*wed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  9. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  10. Frenchhydro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Frenchhydrogène
  16. Englishhydrogen
  17. Englishhydrogenation
  18. English todaybiohydrogenation

From bio- + hydrogenation.

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