English word -phyte comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti, Proto-Indo-European - -yéti, and later Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti (To be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰowHéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| - -yéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰuHyéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing. |
| φύω | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| φυτόν | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| -phyte | English (eng) | A pathological growth, e.g. osteophyte.. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e.g. anthophyte, macrophyte.. A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e.g. acrophyte.. A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte. |