Where does “metagnomic” come from?
metagnomic (English) comes from English gnomic, from French gnomique, from Ancient Greek γνωμικός, from Ancient Greek γνώμη, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
metagnomic (English): Relating to metagnomy
Definitions
- Relating to metagnomy
Ancestry of “metagnomic”, step by step
metagnomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gnomic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gnomic | Of, or relating to gnomes; Mysterious and often... |
| 2 | French | gnomique | gnomic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γνωμικός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γνώμη | means of knowing: sign, mark; mind, intelligence;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |