Where does “meride” come from?
meride (English) comes from French méride, from Ancient Greek μερίς, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
meride (English): An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave;...
Definitions
- An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave;...
Ancestry of “meride”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | méride | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μερίς | part; a part |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |
Words derived from “meride”