Etymology

bioremoval

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Today it means: biological or biochemical removal (typically, of pollutants) Full definition →

English removal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English removen
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Italic*wre-
  6. Latinre-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinremoveō
  12. Old Frenchremovoir
  13. Anglo-Normanremover
  14. Middle Englishremoven
  15. Englishremove
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishremoval
  19. English todaybioremoval

From bio- + removal.

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