Metabolism etymology

English

English word metabolism comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) μετά, Ancient Greek (to 1453) βάλλω

Etymology of metabolism

Detailed word origin of metabolism

Dictionary entry Language Definition
μετά Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
βάλλω Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
μεταβολή Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
métabolisme French (fr) (physiology) metabolism (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells).
metabolism English (en) (physiology) The complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells.

Words with the same origin as metabolism

Descendants of μετά

method

Descendants of βάλλω

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