Where does “diosmose” come from?
diosmose (English) comes from English osmose, 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.
diosmose (English): To undergo diosmosis
Definitions
- To undergo diosmosis
Ancestry of “diosmose”, step by step
diosmose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English osmose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | osmose | To diffuse by osmosis; To cause to diffuse by... |
| 2 | English | osmosis | The net movement of solvent molecules, usually... |
| 3 | English | endosmose | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὠσμός | push |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English dia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dia | A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |