osmoadapt

English

Etymology

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-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós

Proto-Italic *aptos

Latin aptus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der.

Proto-Italic *apjō

Latin apiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

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Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin aptō

Latin adaptōder.

Middle English *adapten

English adapt

English osmoadapt

From osmo- +‎ adapt.

Verb

osmoadapt (third-person singular simple present osmoadapts, present participle osmoadapting, simple past and past participle osmoadapted)

1. To undergo osmoadaptation.
   • 1992, E. J. Carpenter, Marine Pelagic Cyanobacteria: Trichodesmium and other Diazotrophs, page 319:

     These are usually regarded as freshwater cyanobacteria, although they osmoadapt to sodium chloride and can grow in brackish waters.