Etymology

inorganic

I1N1O1R1G2A1N1I1C3

Today it means: Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon. Full definition →

English organic ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishorganic
  8. English todayinorganic

From in- + organic.

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