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Where does “meristemic” come from?

meristemic (English) comes from English meristem, from Ancient Greek μεριστός, from Ancient Greek μερίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

meristemic (English): Of or pertaining to the meristem

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the meristem

Ancestry of “meristemic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeristemThe plant tissue composed of totipotent cells...
2Ancient Greekμεριστόςdivided
3Ancient Greekμερίζωto divide into parts
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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