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Where does “quimiosíntesis” come from?

quimiosíntesis (Spanish) comes from Spanish síntesis, from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

quimiosíntesis (Spanish): chemosynthesis

Definitions

  1. chemosynthesis

Ancestry of “quimiosíntesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsíntesissynthesis; summary
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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