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Where does “abiogenesis” come from?

abiogenesis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

abiogenesis (English): The origination of living organisms from lifeless...

Definitions

  1. The origination of living organisms from lifeless...

Ancestry of “abiogenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “abiogenesis”

  • abiogenetic
  • abiogenetically
  • abiogenous
  • abiogenist
  • abiogenetical
  • abiogenesist
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