Where does “metagabbro” come from?

metagabbro (English) comes from English gabbro, from Italian gabbro, from Latin glaber, from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.

metagabbro (English): metamorphosed gabbro

Definitions

  1. metamorphosed gabbro

Ancestry of “metagabbro”, step by step

metagabbro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gabbro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgabbroOriginally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a...
2Italiangabbrogabbro
3Latinglabersmooth; hairless
4Proto-Italicɣlaðrossmooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-bright, shining; smooth

via English meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetaSelf-referential; structured analogously, but at...
2Latinmētacone, pyramid
3Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
4Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s →Every word from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros →