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Where does “phytoremediator” come from?

phytoremediator (English) comes from English remediator, from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.

phytoremediator (English): Any organism that can be used in phytoremediation

Definitions

  1. Any organism that can be used in phytoremediation

Ancestry of “phytoremediator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremediatorOne who remediates
2EnglishORInclusive or; either one proposition or the other...
3Middle Englishōr—
4Middle Frenchorgold
5Old Frenchorgold; blond color; Alternative form of ore
6Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
7Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
8Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
9Latinaudeō—
10LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
11Latin-idustending to
12Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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