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Where does “diageotropism” come from?

diageotropism (English) comes from English geotropism, from French géotropisme, from French géo-, 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...

diageotropism (English): The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to...

Definitions

  1. The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to...

Ancestry of “diageotropism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeotropismThe movement of a plant in response to gravity
2Frenchgéotropismegeotropism
3Frenchgéo-geo-
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...
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