Where does “fotosintetic” come from?

fotosintetic (Romanian) comes from French photosynthétique, from French synthétique, from Ancient Greek συνθετικός, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

fotosintetic (Romanian): photosynthetic

Definitions

  1. photosynthetic

Ancestry of “fotosintetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphotosynthétiquephotosynthetic
2Frenchsynthétiquesynthetic
3Ancient Greekσυνθετικόςskilled in putting together, constructive;...
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