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Where does “idiothermic” come from?

idiothermic (English) comes from English idio-, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.

idiothermic (English): Self-heating; warmed by processes going on within...

Definitions

  1. Self-heating; warmed by processes going on within...

Ancestry of “idiothermic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishidio-individuality, peculiarity, separateness
2Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
3Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—
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