Where does “metaselective” come from?

metaselective (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,...

metaselective (English): regioselective of the meta- position in a benzene...

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regioselective of the meta- position in a benzene...

Ancestry of “metaselective”, step by step

metaselective 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 selective

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	selective	Of or relating to the process of selection; Of or...
2	French	sélectif	selective

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