Etymology

mixotrophically

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Today it means: In a mixotrophic manner; by the use of mixotrophy Full definition →

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

  1. Englishmixo-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrépʰō
  3. Ancient Greekτρέφω (tréphō)
  4. Ancient Greekτροφή (trophḗ)
  5. Ancient Greekτροφῐκός (trophĭkós)
  6. Englishmixotrophic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todaymixotrophically

From mixotrophic + -ally.

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