Etymology of the English word bioconversion
the English word bioconversion
using the English prefix bio-
derived from the Late Greek word bios, βίος (life; life; the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)
derived from the Greek word phantasma, φάντασμα ((properly concrete) a (mere) show ('phantasm'); spectre)
derived from the Greek word phantazein, φαντάζω (to make apparent; to appear (neuter participle as noun, a spectacle))
using the Greek suffix -scope
derived from the English word conversion
derived from the Old French word conversion
derived from the Latin word conversio (change, alteration; political change; rotation, revolution, turning in complete circle; turning upside down, inversion, transposition)
derived from the Church Latin word conversus (convert; one who has changed; turning, twisting around; upside down; inverted; turned backward)
derived from the Latin word convertere (cause to turn, revolve, rotate; translate; modify, adapt; turn backwards, recoil; retort; turn upside down, side-to-side; invert)
