Where does “metapopulation” come from?
Metapopulation derives from English metaphysics and population, combining Ancient Greek μορφή (morphē, form) and Latin populus (people), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- (to stand).
metapopulation (English): a group of interacting populations of the same...
Definitions
- a group of interacting populations of the same...
Ancestry of “metapopulation”, step by step
metapopulation 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 population
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | population | The people living within a political or... |
| 2 | Late Latin | populatio | a people, multitude; the act of laying waste or... |
| 3 | Latin | pōpulus | a people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |