Where does “enterosymbiont” come from?

enterosymbiont (English) comes from English symbiont, from English syn-, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

enterosymbiont (English): An intestinal symbiont

Definitions

  1. An intestinal symbiont

Ancestry of “enterosymbiont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsymbiontAn organism that lives in a symbiotic...
2Englishsyn-identical; with, together; concomitant
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek σύν
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