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Where does “φυτικός” come from?

φυτικός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φυτικός, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

φυτικός (Greek): of or belonging to plants

Definitions

  1. of or belonging to plants

Ancestry of “φυτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφυτικόςof or belonging to plants
2Ancient Greekφυτόνplant, tree; creature; child, descendant
3Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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