Where does “phytonism” come from?
phytonism (English) comes from English phyton, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
phytonism (English): The theory that plants are composed of phytons
Definitions
- The theory that plants are composed of phytons
Ancestry of “phytonism”, step by step
phytonism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phyton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phyton | One of the parts which by their repetition make... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |