Etymology

e-biz

Today it means: e-business. Full definition →

English biz ← Middle English bisynes ← Old English bisiġnes
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  1. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. New Latinēlectricus
  4. Englishelectric
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  8. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  9. Englishion
  10. Englishelectron
  11. Englishelectronic
  12. Englishe-
  13. Proto-West Germanic*bisīg
  14. Old Englishbisiġ
  15. Old Englishbisiġnes
  16. Middle Englishbisynes
  17. Englishbusinessclip.
  18. Englishbiz
  19. English todaye-biz

From e- + biz.

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