Etymology

biotechnologist

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Today it means: A technologist who works in the field of biotechnology Full definition →

English technologist ← Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología) ← Proto-Hellenic *légō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*téḱ-sneh₂
  8. Ancient Greekτεχνο- (tekhno-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*léǵ-e-ti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*légō
  12. Ancient Greekλέγω (légō)
  13. Ancient Greekτεχνολόγος (tekhnológos)
  14. Ancient Greekτεχνολογία (tekhnología)
  15. Englishtechnolog(y)
  16. Englishtechnologist
  17. English todaybiotechnologist

From bio- + technologist.

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