Etymology

biosynthetically

Today it means: In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English biosynthetic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  9. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  10. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  13. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  14. Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
  15. Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
  16. Ancient Greekσυνθετικός (sunthetikós)
  17. Frenchsynthétique
  18. Englishsynthetic
  19. Englishbiosynthetic
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  23. Proto-Germanic*līką
  24. English todaybiosynthetically

From biosynthetic + -ally.

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