Where does “chimiosynthèse” come from?
chimiosynthèse (French) comes from French synthèse, from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.
chimiosynthèse (French): chemosynthesis
Ancestry of “chimiosynthèse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | synthèse | synthesis; summary, overview |
| 2 | Latin | synthesis | A collection or reunion of many objects of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |