Etymology

bioresource

B3I1O1R1E1S1O1U1R1C3E1

Today it means: Any resource of biological origin. Full definition →

English resource ← Middle English sours ← Old French sours
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Italic*wre-
  6. Latinre-
  7. Old Frenchre-
  8. Middle Englishre-
  9. Englishre-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  11. Proto-Italic*supo
  12. Latinsub
  13. Latinsub-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
  16. Proto-Italic*regō
  17. Latinregō
  18. Latinsubrigō
  19. Latinsurrigō
  20. Latinsurgere
  21. Old Frenchsourdre
  22. Old Frenchsours
  23. Middle Englishsours
  24. Englishsource
  25. Englishresource
  26. English todaybioresource

From bio- + resource.

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