Where does “meta-ethnicity” come from?
meta-ethnicity (English) comes from English ethnicity, from English ethnic, from French ethnique, from Middle French ethnique, from Old French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος — to do, put, place.
meta-ethnicity (English): A level of commonality that is broader than...
Definitions
- A level of commonality that is broader than...
Ancestry of “meta-ethnicity”, step by step
meta-ethnicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethnicity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnicity | The common characteristics of a group of people,... |
| 2 | English | ethnic | Of or relating to a group of people having common... |
| 3 | French | ethnique | ethnic |
| 4 | Middle French | ethnique | — |
| 5 | Old French | ethnique | — |
| 6 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |