Where does “holometabolic” come from?
holometabolic (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.
holometabolic (English): Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism
Ancestry of “holometabolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |