Where does “merocracy” come from?

merocracy (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.

merocracy (English): Rule by one part

Definitions

  1. Rule by one part

Ancestry of “merocracy”, 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 →
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