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Where does “quimiossíntese” come from?

quimiossíntese (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese síntese, from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

quimiossíntese (Portuguese): chemosynthesis

Definitions

  1. chemosynthesis

Ancestry of “quimiossíntese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesíntesesynthesis
2LatinsynthesisA collection or reunion of many objects of...
3Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
4Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
5Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
6Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
7Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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