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Where does “apogeotropic” come from?

apogeotropic (English) comes from English geotropic, from English geo, from English geo-, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

apogeotropic (English): Opposite to geotropic; thus

Definitions

  1. Opposite to geotropic; thus

Ancestry of “apogeotropic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeotropicOf or pertaining to geotropism
2EnglishgeoAn inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff
3Englishgeo-Earth; geography
4Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
5Latin-logia-logy; the study of
6Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “apogeotropic”

  • apogeotropically
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