Where does “lithoautotrophy” come from?
lithoautotrophy (English) comes from English autotrophy, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
lithoautotrophy (English): A form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material
Definitions
- A form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material
Ancestry of “lithoautotrophy”, step by step
lithoautotrophy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autotrophy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autotrophy | The synthesis of food from inorganic substances,... |
| 2 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 3 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 4 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 5 | French | automate | automaton |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English litho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | litho | Clipping of lithographic; To lithograph |