Where does “osmotrophic” come from?
osmotrophic (English) comes from English osmotrophy, from English trophy, from Middle French trophée, from Latin trophaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
osmotrophic (English): Relating to osmotrophy
Ancestry of “osmotrophic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | osmotrophy | The movement of dissolved nutrients by means of... |
| 2 | English | trophy | An object, usually in the form of a statuette,... |
| 3 | Middle French | trophée | memorial |
| 4 | Latin | trophaeum | trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρόπαιον | trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |