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Where does “organoleptiquement” come from?

organoleptiquement (French) comes from French organoleptique, from Ancient Greek ληπτικός, from Ancient Greek λῆψις, from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω, from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- — to seize, take; to take, seize.

organoleptiquement (French): organoleptically

Definitions

  1. organoleptically

Ancestry of “organoleptiquement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorganoleptiqueorganoleptic
2Ancient Greekληπτικόςdisposed to take; disposed to accept
3Ancient Greekλῆψιςtaking hold, seizing, catching; accepting,...
4Ancient GreekλαμβάνωI take; I receive, get; I take hold of
5Proto-Hellenichlagʷ-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂gʷ-to seize, take; to take, seize
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