Where does “chemotroph” come from?
chemotroph (English) comes from English -troph, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.
chemotroph (English): An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation...
Definitions
- An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation...
Ancestry of “chemotroph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -troph | Forming nouns denoting members of classes of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |