Where does “phytoextraction” come from?

phytoextraction (English) comes from English extraction, from Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio, from Latin extraho, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — whale, sea monster; abyss.

phytoextraction (English): A form of phytoremediation that exploits the...

Definitions

  1. A form of phytoremediation that exploits the...

Ancestry of “phytoextraction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextractionAn act of extracting or the condition of being...
2Old Frenchestraction—
3Medieval Latinextractioextraction, rescue
4LatinextrahoI drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract,...
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicōto impart, share
9Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
17Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
18Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος →Every word from Old Church Slavonic китъ →Every word from Russian кит →