Where does “meromycolic” come from?

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

meromycolic (English): Related to a meromycolic acid or its derivatives

Definitions

  1. Related to a meromycolic acid or its derivatives

Ancestry of “meromycolic”, step by step

meromycolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mero

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

via English mycolic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmycolicOf or pertaining to a mycolic acid
2Englishmycolic acidAny of various long fatty acids found in the cell...
3EnglishMycolata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-
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