Where does “fotosintesis” come from?

fotosintesis (Malay) comes from English photosynthesis, from English synthesis, from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

fotosintesis (Malay): photosynthesis

Definitions

  1. photosynthesis

Ancestry of “fotosintesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotosynthesisAny process by which plants and other...
2EnglishsynthesisThe formation of something complex or coherent by...
3LatinsynthesisA collection or reunion of many objects of...
4Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
5Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συντίθημι
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