Where does “ectomycorrhizosphere” come from?
ectomycorrhizosphere (English) comes from English mycorrhizosphere, from English sphere, from Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Latin sphēra, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Derives nouns from roots.
ectomycorrhizosphere (English): The mycorrhizosphere of an ectomycorrhizal fungus
Definitions
- The mycorrhizosphere of an ectomycorrhizal fungus
Ancestry of “ectomycorrhizosphere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mycorrhizosphere | The region around a mycorrhizal fungus and its associated plant root in which nutrients released from the fungus increase the microbial population and its activities |
| 2 | English | sphere | A regular three-dimensional object in which every... |
| 3 | Middle English | spere | A spear or lance; The Lance of Longinus; A barb... |
| 4 | Old French | sphere | sphere shape |
| 5 | Latin | sphēra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |