Etymology

bioinformatics

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Today it means: A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques. Full definition →

English informatics ← Middle English enformacioun ← Late Latin īnfōrmātiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  6. Proto-Italic*en
  7. Proto-Italic*en-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  10. Latinfōrma
  11. Latinfōrmō
  12. Latinīnfōrmō
  13. Late Latinīnfōrmātiō
  14. Middle Englishenformacioun
  15. Englishinformation
  16. Englishinformatics
  17. English todaybioinformatics

From bio- + informatics.

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