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

  1. An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave;...

Ancestry of “meride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchméride—
2Ancient Greekμερίςpart; a part
3Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
4Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “meride”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros →Every word from Ancient Greek μέρος →Every word from Ancient Greek μερίς →