Where does “phytodegradation” come from?
phytodegradation (English) comes from English degradation, from French dégradation, from Latin degradatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
phytodegradation (English): The process by which substances taken by a plant...
Definitions
- The process by which substances taken by a plant...
Ancestry of “phytodegradation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | degradation | The act of reducing in rank, character, or... |
| 2 | French | dégradation | degradation |
| 3 | Latin | degradatio | degradation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |