Where does “osmoresponsiveness” come from?
osmoresponsiveness (English) comes from English osmoresponsive, from English osmo-, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
osmoresponsiveness (English): The quality or degree of being osmoresponsive
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being osmoresponsive
Ancestry of “osmoresponsiveness”, step by step
osmoresponsiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English osmoresponsive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | osmoresponsive | whose transcriptional expression is altered by... |
| 2 | English | osmo- | osmosis; smell |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀσμή | smell, scent, odour; stench, stink; the sense of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄζω | to smell; there is a smell |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | óďďō | to smell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed-ye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |