Where does “metabolisme” come from?
metabolisme (Dutch) comes from French métabolisme, from Ancient Greek μεταβολή, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
metabolisme (Dutch): metabolism
Definitions
- metabolism
Ancestry of “metabolisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métabolisme | metabolism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολή | change, mutation, transformation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |