Where does “photoperiodic” come from?
photoperiodic (English) comes from English periodic, from English iodic, from French iodique, from French iodé, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
photoperiodic (English): Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting photoperiodism
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting photoperiodism
Ancestry of “photoperiodic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | periodic | Relative to a period or periods; Having repeated... |
| 2 | English | iodic | of, or relating to iodine or its compounds,... |
| 3 | French | iodique | iodic |
| 4 | French | iodé | past participle of ioder; iodized, iodinated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰοειδής | violet |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |