Etymology

biosafety

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Today it means: Protection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes. Full definition →

English safety ← 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. Englishsafety
  6. English todaybiosafety

From bio- + safety.

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