Where does “osmose” come from?
osmose (French) comes from Ancient Greek ὠσμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
osmose (French): osmosis
Ancestry of “osmose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὠσμός | push |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “osmose”