Etymology

polyextremophile

Today it means: An organism which can tolerate two or more extreme environmental factors. Full definition →

English extremophile ← Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishextreme
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  8. Ancient Greekφίλος (phílos)
  9. Englishextremophile
  10. English todaypolyextremophile

From poly- + extremophile.

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