Where does “enantiomer” come from?

Enantiomer derives from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, "in") and μέρος (méros, "part"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-, meaning "to divide" or "part."

enantiomer (English): One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror...

Definitions

  1. One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror...

Ancestry of “enantiomer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “enantiomer”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros →Every word from Ancient Greek μέρος →Every word from English -mer →