Where does “ectothermal” come from?
ectothermal (English) comes from English ectotherm, from English therm, from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Ancestry of “ectothermal”, step by step
ectothermal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ectotherm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectotherm | An animal, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile,... |
| 2 | English | therm | A former unit of heat equal to 100,000 British... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θερμός | warm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |