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Where does “μητρο-” come from?

μητρο- (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

μητρο- (Ancient Greek): mother-

Definitions

  1. mother-

Ancestry of “μητρο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
2Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “μητρο-”

  • metropolitan
  • metropolis
  • metro
  • metropole
  • nonmetropolitan
  • metritis
  • metrorrhagia
  • nonmetro
  • MetroCard
  • parametritis
  • metroplasty
  • metropolitanism
  • metropolitanate
  • metrocentric
  • metromania
  • metrorrhagic
  • minimetropolis
  • metrometer
  • metrobus
  • metroscope
  • metropolitanly
  • metralgia
  • barometrograph
  • metroethnicity
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