Where does “metapeltidium” come from?

metapeltidium (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,...

metapeltidium (English): A free segment of a peltidium

Definitions

A free segment of a peltidium

Ancestry of “metapeltidium”, step by step

metapeltidium 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 peltidium

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	peltidium	A prodorsal shield in chelicerates
2	Latin	pelta	a small crescent-shaped shield of Thracian design
3	Ancient Greek	πέλτη	A small light shield of leather without a rim,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →