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Where does “stenothermal” come from?

stenothermal (English) comes from English thermal, from French thermal, from New Latin thermalis, from Ancient Greek Θέρμη, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

stenothermal (English): Able to tolerate only a narrow range of...

Definitions

  1. Able to tolerate only a narrow range of...

Ancestry of “stenothermal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermalA column of rising air in the lower atmosphere...
2Frenchthermalthermal
3New Latinthermalis—
4Ancient GreekΘέρμη—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →