Where does “diazotrophic” come from?
diazotrophic (English) comes from English diazotroph, from English azo-, from English azote, from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
diazotrophic (English): Relating to diazotrophs; That can fix nitrogen
Definitions
- Relating to diazotrophs; That can fix nitrogen
Ancestry of “diazotrophic”, step by step
diazotrophic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diazotroph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diazotroph | Any microorganism that can fix molecular nitrogen |
| 2 | English | azo- | Containing nitrogen especially as the divalent... |
| 3 | English | azote | Nitrogen |
| 4 | French | azote | nitrogen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |