Where does “metachronism” come from?

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

metachronism (English): An error in chronological ordering in which a...

Definitions

  1. An error in chronological ordering in which a...

Ancestry of “metachronism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek μετά →