Where does “merorganize” come from?

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

merorganize (English): To organize partially

Definitions

  1. To organize partially

Ancestry of “merorganize”, step by step

merorganize 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 organize

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorganizeTo arrange in working order; To constitute in...
2Middle Englishorganizen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin merus →Every word from Spanish mero →