Where does “extremophilia” come from?
extremophilia (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
extremophilia (English): The property of being an extremophile, an organism that thrives in extreme environmental conditions
Definitions
- The property of being an extremophile, an organism that thrives in extreme environmental conditions
Ancestry of “extremophilia”, step by step
extremophilia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English extreme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extreme | Of a place, the most remote, farthest or... |
| 2 | Old French | extreme | — |
| 3 | Latin | extrēmus | rear |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | eksterisemos | — |