Where does “metabo-” come from?
metabo- (English) comes from English metabolism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
metabo- (English): Related to metabolism; metabolic
Definitions
- Related to metabolism; metabolic
Ancestry of “metabo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metabolism | The chemical processes that occur within a living... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |