Where does “ecometagenetics” come from?
ecometagenetics (English) comes from English metagenetics, from English meta, from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
ecometagenetics (English): A combination of ecology and metagenetics
Definitions
- A combination of ecology and metagenetics
Ancestry of “ecometagenetics”, step by step
ecometagenetics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metagenetics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metagenetics | The application of genetics to communities rather than individual organisms |
| 2 | English | meta | Self-referential; structured analogously, but at... |
| 3 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via English eco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eco | Environmentally friendly or sensitive; A proposed... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |