Where does “metaliterature” come from?
metaliterature (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,...
metaliterature (English): literature that deals with the subject of...
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- literature that deals with the subject of...
Ancestry of “metaliterature”, step by step
metaliterature 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 literature
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | literature | The body of all written works; The collected... |
| 2 | Middle English | literature | — |