Where does “symbiontophorous” come from?

symbiontophorous (English) comes from English symbiont, from English syn-, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

symbiontophorous (English): Associated with symbionts

Definitions

  1. Associated with symbionts

Ancestry of “symbiontophorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsymbiontAn organism that lives in a symbiotic...
2Englishsyn-identical; with, together; concomitant
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksún →Every word from Ancient Greek σῠν- →Every word from Ancient Greek σύν →