photoautotroph

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτροφή“nourishment”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromαὐτο-“self-”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromφῶς“light”
4. English todayphotoautotroph

From photo- (from the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”)) + autotroph, from auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”)) + -troph (from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”)).

Words from the same roots