Where does “endosimbionte” come from?
endosimbionte (Italian) comes from Italian endo-, from Ancient Greek ἔνδον, from Proto-Hellenic éndon, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
endosimbionte (Italian): endosymbiont
Ancestry of “endosimbionte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | endo- | end-/endo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔνδον | in, within |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | éndon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dóm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |