Where does “eliotassi” come from?

eliotassi (Italian) comes from Italian Elio, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

eliotassi (Italian): heliotaxis, phototaxis

Definitions

  1. heliotaxis, phototaxis

Ancestry of “eliotassi”, step by step

eliotassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Elio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianElioHelios
2New Latinheliumhelium
3Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Italian tassì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantassìtaxi, taxicab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω