Where does “chemosmosis” come from?
chemosmosis (English) comes from English osmosis, from English endosmose, from Ancient Greek ὠσμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
chemosmosis (English): chemiosmosis
Ancestry of “chemosmosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | osmosis | The net movement of solvent molecules, usually... |
| 2 | English | endosmose | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὠσμός | push |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |