Where does “meconic” come from?
meconic (English) comes from English meconium, from Latin mēcōnium, from Ancient Greek μηκώνιον, from Ancient Greek μήκων, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko-.
meconic (English): Of or pertaining to meconium; Of or pertaining to...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to meconium; Of or pertaining to...
Ancestry of “meconic”, step by step
meconic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English meconium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meconium | A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal... |
| 2 | Latin | mēcōnium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηκώνιον | opium; meconium, discharge from the bowels of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μήκων | opium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ko- | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |
via English mecon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mecon | The opium poppy; Opium |