Where does “lithopanspermia” come from?
lithopanspermia (English) comes from English panspermia, from English panspermy, from English PAN, from English pantograph, from French pantographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
lithopanspermia (English): The transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from...
Definitions
- The transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from...
Ancestry of “lithopanspermia”, step by step
lithopanspermia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English panspermia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | panspermia | The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit... |
| 2 | English | panspermy | The doctrine of the widespread distribution of... |
| 3 | English | PAN | Acronym of primary account number; Acronym of... |
| 4 | English | pantograph | A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms... |
| 5 | French | pantographe | pantograph |
| 6 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 7 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English litho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | litho | Clipping of lithographic; To lithograph |