Where does “meristics” come from?
meristics (English) comes from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
meristics (English): The counting of quantitative features of a fish,...
Definitions
- The counting of quantitative features of a fish,...
Ancestry of “meristics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |