Where does “rhizotron” come from?

rhizotron (English) comes from English rhizo-, from Ancient Greek ῥίζα, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rhizotron (English): A transparent underground structure, used to...

Definitions

  1. A transparent underground structure, used to...

Ancestry of “rhizotron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrhizo-roots
2Ancient Greekῥίζαroot; source; base, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “rhizotron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥίζα →Every word from English rhizo- →