Where does “chemiotassi” come from?
chemiotassi (Italian) comes from Italian chemio, from Polish chemia, from Latin chēmia, from Latin alchēmia, from Arabic كيمياء, from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ, from Ancient Greek χύμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
chemiotassi (Italian): chemotaxis
Definitions
- chemotaxis
Ancestry of “chemiotassi”, step by step
chemiotassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian chemio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | chemio | chemotherapy |
| 2 | Polish | chemia | chemistry |
| 3 | Latin | chēmia | chemistry |
| 4 | Latin | alchēmia | alchemy |
| 5 | Arabic | كيمياء | chemistry |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χυμείᾱ | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Italian tassì
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tassì | taxi, taxicab |