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Where does “-merous” come from?

-merous (English) comes from French -mère, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

-merous (English): Having parts of the specified quality; Comprising...

Definitions

  1. Having parts of the specified quality; Comprising...

Ancestry of “-merous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-mère-merous
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “-merous”

  • pentamerous
  • tetramerous
  • isomerous
  • allomerous
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