Where does “metabranchial” come from?
metabranchial (English) comes from English meta, from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
metabranchial (English): Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of...
Ancestry of “metabranchial”, step by step
metabranchial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meta | Self-referential; structured analogously, but at... |
| 2 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via English branchial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | branchial | Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the... |
| 2 | New Latin | branchialis | branchiate |
| 3 | Latin | branchia | branchia gill of a fish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βράγχια | nominative plural of βράγχιον; accusative plural... |