Etymology

axenically

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Today it means: Without other living organisms. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English axenic
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishxenic
  7. Englishaxenic
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. English todayaxenically

From axenic + -ally.

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