Where does “metamerism” come from?

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

metamerism (English): The segmentation of the body into similar...

Definitions

  1. The segmentation of the body into similar...

Ancestry of “metamerism”, step by step

metamerism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μετά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Romanian metamerie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmetameriemetamerism
2Frenchmétamérie—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek μετά →