Etymology

endosymbiosis

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Today it means: The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living. Full definition →

English symbiosis ← Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon) ← Proto-Hellenic *éndon
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Englishsymbiosis
  6. English todayendosymbiosis

From endo- + symbiosis.

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