Where does “fotosintetitzar” come from?

fotosintetitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan sintetitzar, from Catalan síntesi, from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

fotosintetitzar (Catalan): to photosynthesize

Definitions

  1. to photosynthesize

Ancestry of “fotosintetitzar”, step by step

fotosintetitzar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan sintetitzar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansintetitzarto synthesize
2Catalansíntesisynthesis
3LatinsynthesisA collection or reunion of many objects of...
4Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
5Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

via Catalan fotó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfotóphoton
2Catalanfotografiaphotograph; photography
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συντίθημι
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