Where does “heptameride” come from?

heptameride (English) comes from French heptaméride, from French méride, from Ancient Greek μερίς, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

heptameride (English): A thing having seven parts or divisions; A...

Definitions

  1. A thing having seven parts or divisions; A...

Ancestry of “heptameride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchheptamérideheptameride
2Frenchméride
3Ancient Greekμερίςpart; a part
4Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
5Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)mérosEvery word from Ancient Greek μέροςEvery word from Ancient Greek μερίς