Where does “autoendolith” come from?
autoendolith (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autoendolith (English): An endolith that deposits the same type of mineral that it inhabits
Definitions
- An endolith that deposits the same type of mineral that it inhabits
Ancestry of “autoendolith”, step by step
autoendolith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English endolith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endolith | An organism living inside rocks |
| 2 | English | lith | A limb; any member of the body; A joint; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | liþ | Alternative form of lyth |
| 4 | Old English | liþ | limb, member |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | liþu | bend, joint; limb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | liþuz | a bend, joint; a body part, limb, member |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |