Where does “edaphophyte” come from?

edaphophyte (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἔδαφος, from Ancient Greek ἕδος, from Ancient Greek ἕζομαι, from Proto-Hellenic heďďomai — to sit.

edaphophyte (English): any plant that grows with its roots in the soil...

Definitions

  1. any plant that grows with its roots in the soil...

Ancestry of “edaphophyte”, step by step

edaphophyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἔδαφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔδαφοςbottom, foundation, base; floor, ground
2Ancient Greekἕδοςa seat; the act of sitting
3Ancient GreekἕζομαιI sit, sit oneself
4Proto-Hellenicheďďomaito sit

via English phyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphyte—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic heďďomai →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕζομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕδος →