Where does “nonexothermic” come from?
nonexothermic (English) comes from English exothermic, from French exothermique, from French exo-, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
nonexothermic (English): Not exothermic
Definitions
- Not exothermic
Ancestry of “nonexothermic”, step by step
nonexothermic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exothermic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exothermic | That releases energy in the form of heat; That... |
| 2 | French | exothermique | exothermic |
| 3 | French | exo- | exo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔξω | out, out of; outside; without, except |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |