Where does “osmoheterotrophy” come from?
osmoheterotrophy (English) comes from English heterotrophy, from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus — to cut, cut off, sever.
osmoheterotrophy (English): heterotrophy (acquisition of external energy in the form of food) via osmosis
Definitions
- heterotrophy (acquisition of external energy in the form of food) via osmosis
Ancestry of “osmoheterotrophy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterotrophy | The state of being a heterotroph |
| 2 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 3 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 4 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 5 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 6 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 7 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |