Where does “metathorax” come from?

metathorax (English) comes from English meta-, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

metathorax (English): The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax...

Definitions

The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax...

Ancestry of “metathorax”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	meta-	Behind; Later or subsequent; Situated between two...
2	Ancient Greek	μετά	in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	meth₂	with
4	Proto-Indo-European	mé	in the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “metathorax”

metatorace

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek μετά →