Where does “photoassimilate” come from?
photoassimilate (English) comes from English assimilate, from Middle English assimilat, from Late Latin assimilatus, from Latin assimulātus, from Latin assimulō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
photoassimilate (English): Any compound formed by assimilation of others...
Definitions
- Any compound formed by assimilation of others...
Ancestry of “photoassimilate”, step by step
photoassimilate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assimilate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assimilate | To incorporate nutrients into the body,... |
| 2 | Middle English | assimilat | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | assimilatus | Alternative form of assimulatus |
| 4 | Latin | assimulātus | assimilated |
| 5 | Latin | assimulō | to consider as similar, make similar, assimilate |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |