Where does “osmosis” come from?

Osmosis derives from Ancient Greek ὠσμός, meaning a push or thrust.

osmosis (English): The net movement of solvent molecules, usually...

Definitions

  1. The net movement of solvent molecules, usually...

Ancestry of “osmosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishendosmose
2Ancient Greekὠσμόςpush
3Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “osmosis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from Ancient Greek -μόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ὠσμός
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