Etymology

phyto-

Today it means: Pertaining to or derived from plants. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. English todayphyto-

Derived from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφῠτόν all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.