Where does “photoassimilatory” come from?
photoassimilatory (English) comes from English assimilatory, from English assimilate, from Middle English assimilat, from Late Latin assimilatus, from Latin assimulātus, from Latin assimulō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
photoassimilatory (English): Relating to, or causing photoassimilation
Definitions
- Relating to, or causing photoassimilation
Ancestry of “photoassimilatory”, step by step
photoassimilatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assimilatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assimilatory | That tends to assimilate; That tends to produce... |
| 2 | English | assimilate | To incorporate nutrients into the body,... |
| 3 | Middle English | assimilat | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | assimilatus | Alternative form of assimulatus |
| 5 | Latin | assimulātus | assimilated |
| 6 | Latin | assimulō | to consider as similar, make similar, assimilate |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | 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- | — |