saprophytic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English saprophyte

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

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Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English saprophytic

From saprophyte + -ic.

Adjective

saprophytic (not comparable)

1. Relating to saprophytes.

Derived terms

• saprophytically
• semisaprophytic

Translations

Relating to saprophytes

• Italian: saprofitico (it)
• Portuguese: saprofítico m
• Spanish: saprofito (es)
• Turkish: çürükçül (tr), saprofit (tr)