Where does “photosynthesis” come from?
Photosynthesis comes from English synthesis and Ancient Greek φῶς meaning light, combined with Greek συντίθημι meaning to put together, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning to put or place.
photosynthesis (English): Any process by which plants and other...
Definitions
- Any process by which plants and other...
Ancestry of “photosynthesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synthesis | The formation of something complex or coherent by... |
| 2 | Latin | synthesis | A collection or reunion of many objects of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |