Etymology

photosynthetically

Today it means: By the use of photosynthesis Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English photosynthetic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  11. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  12. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  13. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  16. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  17. Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
  18. Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
  19. Ancient Greekσυνθετικός (sunthetikós)
  20. Frenchsynthétique
  21. Englishsynthetic
  22. Englishphotosynthetic
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  26. Proto-Germanic*līką
  27. English todayphotosynthetically

From photosynthetic + -ally.

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