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Where does “endosmosis” come from?

endosmosis (English) comes 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.

endosmosis (English): osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane...

Definitions

  1. osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane...

Ancestry of “endosmosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishosmosisThe net movement of solvent molecules, usually...
2Englishendosmose—
3Ancient Greekὠσμόςpush
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “endosmosis”

  • electroendosmosis
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