Where does “merus” come from?

merus (English) comes from Ancient Greek μηρός, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

merus (English): The thigh; The meropodite; the first segment of...

Definitions

  1. The thigh; The meropodite; the first segment of...

Ancestry of “merus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηρόςa thigh; a thigh-bone, a femur, used especially...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “merus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →
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