Where does “photoendosymbiont” come from?
photoendosymbiont (English) comes from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
photoendosymbiont (English): A photosynthetic endosymbiont
Definitions
- A photosynthetic endosymbiont
Ancestry of “photoendosymbiont”, step by step
photoendosymbiont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English endosymbiont
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endosymbiont | An organism that lives within the body or cells... |
| 2 | English | symbiont | An organism that lives in a symbiotic... |
| 3 | English | syn- | identical; with, together; concomitant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |