Where does “photoorganoheterotroph” come from?
photoorganoheterotroph (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-.
photoorganoheterotroph (English): An organoheterotroph that also obtains energy from light
Definitions
- An organoheterotroph that also obtains energy from light
Ancestry of “photoorganoheterotroph”, step by step
photoorganoheterotroph 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 organoheterotroph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | organoheterotroph | Any heterotroph that obtains organic material... |
| 2 | English | heterotroph | An organism which requires an external supply of... |
| 3 | English | -troph | Forming nouns denoting members of classes of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |