Where does “fytosterol” come from?
fytosterol (Czech) comes from Czech fyto-, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
fytosterol (Czech): phytosterol
Definitions
- phytosterol
Ancestry of “fytosterol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | fyto- | phyto- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |