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Where does “magnétosome” come from?

magnétosome (French) comes from French -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

magnétosome (French): magnetosome

Definitions

  1. magnetosome

Ancestry of “magnétosome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-some—
2Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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