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
- an organism, such as all green plants, that can...
Ancestry of “photoautotroph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |