Etymology

symbiote

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Today it means: Synonym of symbiont. Full definition →

English sym- ← Ancient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksún
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  7. Ancient Greekσῠμ- (sŭm-)
  8. Englishsym-
  9. English todaysymbiote

From sym- + -biote.

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