Etymology

bioprocessing

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Today it means: The processing of something using a biological agent. Full definition →

English processing ← 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. Englishprocessing
  6. English todaybioprocessing

From bio- + processing.

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