exometabolism

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der.
English exo-
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *meth₂?
Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ)
Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-)
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō)
Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω (metabállō)
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English metabolism
English exometabolism
From exo- + metabolism.