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-
Ancestry of “μητρο-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “μητρο-”