Where does “meropic” come from?

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

meropic (English): Partially blind; Able to speak

Definitions

  1. Partially blind; Able to speak

Ancestry of “meropic”, step by step

meropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meropia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeropiaPartial blindness
2EnglishmeroAny of several large groupers of warm seas;...
3Spanishmeromere; pure; grouper
4Latinmerussheer, undiluted, pure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Ancient Greek μέροψ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέροψepithet of men; bee-eater
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin merus →Every word from Spanish mero →