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Where does “metapelite” come from?

metapelite (English) comes from English meta-, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.

metapelite (English): A metamorphosed pelite rock

Definitions

  1. A metamorphosed pelite rock

Ancestry of “metapelite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeta-Behind; Later or subsequent; Situated between two...
2Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—
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