Where does “meristem” come from?
Meristem comes from Ancient Greek μεριστός, derived from μερίζω, from μέρος meaning "part," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-.
meristem (English): The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells...
Definitions
- The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells...
Ancestry of “meristem”, step by step
meristem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μεριστός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μεριστός | divided |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μερίζω | to divide into parts |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French méristème
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | méristème | meristem |