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Where does “phytocoenosis” come from?

phytocoenosis (English) comes from English coenosis, from English cœn-, from Ancient Greek κοινός, from Proto-Hellenic koňňós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱomyós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

phytocoenosis (English): All the plants of a biocenosis

Definitions

  1. All the plants of a biocenosis

Ancestry of “phytocoenosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcoenosis—
2Englishcœn-Obsolete spelling of coen-
3Ancient Greekκοινόςcommon; public, general
4Proto-Hellenickoňňós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱomyós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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