Where does “ectophytic” come from?
ectophytic (English) comes from English ectophyte, from English -phyte, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ectophytic (English): Relating to ectophytes
Definitions
- Relating to ectophytes
Ancestry of “ectophytic”, step by step
ectophytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ectophyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectophyte | Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface... |
| 2 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |