Where does “stenobiont” come from?

stenobiont (English) comes from English steno-, from Ancient Greek στενός — narrow, tight.

stenobiont (English): An organism that is able to tolerate only a limited range of environments

Definitions

  1. An organism that is able to tolerate only a limited range of environments

Ancestry of “stenobiont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsteno-narrow or restricted
2Ancient Greekστενόςnarrow, tight

Words derived from “stenobiont”

Every word from Ancient Greek στενός →Every word from English steno- →