Where does “metaboric” come from?

metaboric (English) comes from English meta-, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

metaboric (English): Of or pertaining to metaboric acid

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to metaboric acid

Ancestry of “metaboric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeta-Behind; Later or subsequent; Situated between two...
2Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂Every word from Ancient Greek μετά
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