Where does “phyto-” come from?
phyto- (English) comes from English zoön, from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
phyto- (English): Pertaining to or derived from plants
Definitions
- Pertaining to or derived from plants
Ancestry of “phyto-”, step by step
phyto- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zoön
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zoön | Alternative spelling of zoon |
| 2 | New Latin | zōon | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Ancient Greek φυτόν
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |