Etymology

osmoadapt

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Today it means: To undergo osmoadaptation. Full definition →

English adapt ← Middle English *adapten ← Latin adaptō
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὠθέω (ōthéō)
  2. Ancient Greekὠσμός (ōsmós)
  3. Englishosmo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  5. Proto-Italic*ad
  6. Proto-Italic*ad-
  7. Latinad-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  10. Proto-Italic*aptos
  11. Latinaptus
  12. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  13. Proto-Italic*apjō
  14. Latinapiō
  15. Latinaptō
  16. Latinadaptō
  17. Middle English*adapten
  18. Englishadapt
  19. English todayosmoadapt

From osmo- + adapt.

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