Etymology

bioligand

B3I1O1L1I1G2A1N1D2

Today it means: Any biochemical ligand Full definition →

English ligand ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishligand
  6. English todaybioligand

From bio- + ligand.

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