Where does “photoautotroph” come from?

photoautotroph (English) comes from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

photoautotroph (English): an organism, such as all green plants, that can...

Definitions

  1. an organism, such as all green plants, that can...

Ancestry of “photoautotroph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
2Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
3Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—

Words derived from “photoautotroph”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek τρέφω →Every word from Ancient Greek τροφή →