Where does “metacraton” come from?

metacraton (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.

metacraton (English): A craton that has been remobilized during an orogenic event but is still recognizable dominantly through its rheological, geochronological and isotopic characteristics

Definitions

  1. A craton that has been remobilized during an orogenic event but is still recognizable dominantly through its rheological, geochronological and isotopic characteristics

Ancestry of “metacraton”, 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-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 →