Where does “meristic” come from?

meristic (English) comes from English meristics, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

meristic (English): Relating to meristics; Relating to the meristem;...

Definitions

  1. Relating to meristics; Relating to the meristem;...

Ancestry of “meristic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeristicsThe counting of quantitative features of a fish,...
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros

Words derived from “meristic

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)mérosEvery word from Ancient Greek μέροςEvery word from English meristics