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Where does “necropanspermia” come from?

necropanspermia (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...

necropanspermia (English): A variation of the panspermia hypothesis that...

Definitions

  1. A variation of the panspermia hypothesis that...

Ancestry of “necropanspermia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpanspermiaThe hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit...
2EnglishpanspermyThe doctrine of the widespread distribution of...
3EnglishPANAcronym of primary account number; Acronym of...
4EnglishpantographA mechanical linkage based on parallelograms...
5Frenchpantographepantograph
6French-graphe-graph; -grapher
7Latin-graphus—
8Ancient Greek-γράφοςwriter, painter
9Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
10Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
12Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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