Etymology

aposymbiosis

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Today it means: A form of symbiosis in which two species live independently of each other, but their life cycles affect one another. Full definition →

English symbiosis ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *apó
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Englishapo-
  7. Englishsymbiosis
  8. English todayaposymbiosis

From apo- + symbiosis.

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