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Etymology of osmo-

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der. English osmo- From Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push”), from ὠθέω (ō

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
prefix

osmosis

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der. English osmo- From Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
prefix

smell

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).

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