Where does “metemptosis” come from?

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

metemptosis (English): The suppression of a day in the calendar to...

Definitions

  1. The suppression of a day in the calendar to...

Ancestry of “metemptosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
3Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European
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