Where does “photosynthetic” come from?
Photosynthetic comes from English synthetic, from French synthétique, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις meaning composition and φῶς meaning light, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European som-.
photosynthetic (English): Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis
Ancestry of “photosynthetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | synthetic | Of, or relating to synthesis; Produced by... |
| 2 | French | synthétique | synthetic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συνθετικός | skilled in putting together, constructive;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |
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