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Where does “chimiotrophie” come from?

chimiotrophie (French) comes from French -trophie, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

chimiotrophie (French): chemotropism

Definitions

  1. chemotropism

Ancestry of “chimiotrophie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-trophie—
2Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
3Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
4Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō →