Where does “photoinhibitive” come from?
photoinhibitive (English) comes from English inhibitive, from English inhibit, from Latin inhibitus, from Latin inhibeō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
photoinhibitive (English): Relating to, or causing photoinhibition
Definitions
- Relating to, or causing photoinhibition
Ancestry of “photoinhibitive”, step by step
photoinhibitive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inhibitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhibitive | that inhibits |
| 2 | English | inhibit | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;... |
| 3 | Latin | inhibitus | restrained, inhibited |
| 4 | Latin | inhibeō | to lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | 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- | — |