Where does “merocele” come from?

merocele (English) comes from English mero-, from Ingrian meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merocele (English): A femoral hernia

Definitions

  1. A femoral hernia

Ancestry of “merocele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmero-part; partial; thigh
2Ingrianmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →