Where does “merovoltine” come from?

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

merovoltine (English): having a brood or generation once every three or more years

Definitions

  1. having a brood or generation once every three or more years

Ancestry of “merovoltine”, 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 →