Etymology

asymbiosis

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Today it means: A lack of symbiosis, especially in an organism that otherwise exhibits symbiosis. Full definition →

English symbiosis ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishsymbiosis
  7. English todayasymbiosis

From a- + symbiosis.

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