Where does “metapectin” come from?

metapectin (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,...

metapectin (English): A substance obtained from, and resembling,...

Definitions

A substance obtained from, and resembling,...

Ancestry of “metapectin”, step by step

metapectin 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 pectin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	pectin	A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of...
2	French	pectine	pectin
3	Ancient Greek	πηκτικός	congealed, curdled; curdling
4	Ancient Greek	πήγνυμι	I secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
5	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-	to attach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →