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Where does “chemoorganotroph” come from?

chemoorganotroph (English) comes from English organotroph, from English -troph, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

chemoorganotroph (English): Any chemoorganotrophic organism

Definitions

  1. Any chemoorganotrophic organism

Ancestry of “chemoorganotroph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorganotrophAn organism that obtains its energy from organic...
2English-trophForming nouns denoting members of classes of...
3Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
4Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
5Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—
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