Etymology

alkaliphile

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Today it means: Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English alkali
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  1. Arabicاَلْقِلْي (al-qily)
  2. Medieval Latinalcali
  3. Frenchalcali
  4. Englishalkali
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  7. Ancient Greekφίλος (phílos)
  8. English todayalkaliphile

From alkali + -phile.

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