Where does “photoorganoheterotrophic” come from?
photoorganoheterotrophic (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-.
photoorganoheterotrophic (English): Relating to photoorganoheterotrophs
Definitions
- Relating to photoorganoheterotrophs
Ancestry of “photoorganoheterotrophic”, step by step
photoorganoheterotrophic 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 organoheterotrophic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | organoheterotrophic | Relating to an organoheterotroph |
| 2 | English | heterotrophic | Being a heterotroph |
| 3 | English | hetero- | other, different |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἕτερος | one or the other of two |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə́teros | — |