Where does “metaphloem” come from?

metaphloem (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,...

metaphloem (English): The mature form of phloem that has larger cells than the protophloem

Definitions

  1. The mature form of phloem that has larger cells than the protophloem

Ancestry of “metaphloem”, step by step

metaphloem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetaSelf-referential; structured analogously, but at...
2Latinmētacone, pyramid
3Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
4Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via English phloem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphloemA vascular tissue in land plants primarily...
2GermanPhloëmObsolete form of Phloem
3Ancient Greekφλόοςrind, bark, peel; skin
4Ancient GreekφλέωI overflow, teem, abound, gush; I overflow with...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →