Where does “osmose” come from?

osmose (English) comes from English osmosis, from English endosmose, from Ancient Greek ὠσμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

osmose (English): To diffuse by osmosis; To cause to diffuse by...

Definitions

  1. To diffuse by osmosis; To cause to diffuse by...

Ancestry of “osmose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishosmosisThe net movement of solvent molecules, usually...
2Englishendosmose—
3Ancient Greekὠσμόςpush
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “osmose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὠσμός →