Where does “photolithoautotrophically” come from?
photolithoautotrophically (English) comes from English lithoautotrophically, from English lithoautotrophic, from English autotrophic, from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
photolithoautotrophically (English): In a photolithoautotrophic manner
Definitions
- In a photolithoautotrophic manner
Ancestry of “photolithoautotrophically”, step by step
photolithoautotrophically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lithoautotrophically
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lithoautotrophically | By means of lithoautotrophy |
| 2 | English | lithoautotrophic | Relating to lithoautotrophy |
| 3 | English | autotrophic | Relating to the production of organic compounds... |
| 4 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 5 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 6 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 7 | French | automate | automaton |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
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- | — |