osmosis

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὠσμός“push, impulsion”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔξω“outer, external”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔνδον“within”
4. English todayosmosis

From endosmose and exosmose, both coined by French physician Henri Dutrochet in 1826; from (respectively) Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”) and Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer, external”), plus Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push, impulsion”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō).

Words from the same roots