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Where does “phytolithological” come from?

phytolithological (English) comes from English lithological, from English lithology, from English ology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy — family; race.

phytolithological (English): Relating to phytolithology

Definitions

  1. Relating to phytolithology

Ancestry of “phytolithological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithologicalOf or pertaining to lithology
2EnglishlithologyThe study of rocks, with particular emphasis on...
3EnglishologyAny branch of learning, especially one ending in...
4English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
5English‐o‐—
6English-prim—
7EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
8EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
9EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
10Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
11EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
12Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
13Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
14Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
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