Where does “microphytoplankton” come from?
microphytoplankton (English) comes from English phytoplankton, from English phyto-, from English zoön, from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om — to live.
microphytoplankton (English): microscopic phytoplankton
Definitions
- microscopic phytoplankton
Ancestry of “microphytoplankton”, step by step
microphytoplankton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phytoplankton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phytoplankton | Plankton which obtain energy by photosynthesis |
| 2 | English | phyto- | Pertaining to or derived from plants |
| 3 | English | zoön | Alternative spelling of zoon |
| 4 | New Latin | zōon | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |