Where does “merohedric” come from?

merohedric (English) comes from English mero, from Spanish mero, from Latin merus, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merohedric (English): Describing crystal twinning by merohedry

Definitions

  1. Describing crystal twinning by merohedry

Ancestry of “merohedric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeroAny of several large groupers of warm seas;...
2Spanishmeromere; pure; grouper
3Latinmerussheer, undiluted, pure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin merus →Every word from Spanish mero →
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