Where does “οργανοληπτικός” come from?
οργανοληπτικός (Greek) 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.
οργανοληπτικός (Greek): organoleptic
Ancestry of “οργανοληπτικός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | organoleptique | organoleptic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ληπτικός | disposed to take; disposed to accept |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λῆψις | taking hold, seizing, catching; accepting,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λαμβάνω | I take; I receive, get; I take hold of |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hlagʷ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂gʷ- | to seize, take; to take, seize |