Where does “hemimetabolic” come from?
hemimetabolic (English) comes from English metabolic, from Ancient Greek μεταβολικός, 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.
hemimetabolic (English): Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae...
Definitions
- Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae...
Ancestry of “hemimetabolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metabolic | Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολή | change, mutation, transformation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |