Etymology

chemosynthesis

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Today it means: The production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi. Full definition →

English synthesis ← Latin synthesis ← Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  12. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  13. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  14. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  17. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  18. Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
  19. Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
  20. Latinsynthesis
  21. Englishsynthesis
  22. English todaychemosynthesis

From chemo- + synthesis.

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