Where does “costameric” come from?

costameric (English) comes from English costamere, from English -mere, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

costameric (English): Relating to costameres

Definitions

  1. Relating to costameres

Ancestry of “costameric”, step by step

costameric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English costamere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcostamereA structural-functional component of striated...
2English-mereForming nouns with the sense of part, segment
3Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
4Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)mérosEvery word from Ancient Greek μέροςEvery word from English -mere