Where does “metabolic” come from?
metabolic (English) comes from Ancient Greek μεταβολικός, from Ancient Greek μεταβολή, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
metabolic (English): Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,...
Ancestry of “metabolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολικός | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολή | change, mutation, transformation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |
Words derived from “metabolic”