Where does “merogamete” come from?
merogamete (English) comes from English gamete, from Ancient Greek γαμετή, from Ancient Greek γαμέω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.
merogamete (English): The gamete of a protist produced by schizogony
Definitions
- The gamete of a protist produced by schizogony
Ancestry of “merogamete”, step by step
merogamete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gamete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | gamete | A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γαμετή | wife |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γαμέω | I marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |
via English mero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mero | Any of several large groupers of warm seas;... |
| 2 | Spanish | mero | mere; pure; grouper |
| 3 | Latin | merus | sheer, undiluted, pure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |