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Where does “φυτόν” come from?

φυτόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

φυτόν (Ancient Greek): plant, tree; creature; child, descendant

Definitions

  1. plant, tree; creature; child, descendant

Ancestry of “φυτόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “φυτόν”

  • phytoplankton
  • neophyte
  • epiphytic
  • gametophyte
  • phytosanitary
  • phytoremediation
  • saprophytic
  • endophytic
  • sporophyte
  • phytophagous
  • epiphyte
  • phytochrome
  • exophytic
  • endophyte
  • phytochemical
  • dermatophyte
  • zoophyte
  • phytotoxic
  • phytotoxicity
  • phytoestrogen
  • halophytic
  • dermatophytosis
  • halophyte
  • phytoplasma
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