Where does “metestrus” come from?
metestrus (English) comes from English Met, from English metropolitan, from Late Latin metropolitanus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis — fortification, city.
metestrus (English): A phase of the oestrus cycle where the signs of oestrogen stimulation subside, the corpus luteum starts to form, and the uterine lining begins to secrete small amounts of progesterone
Definitions
- A phase of the oestrus cycle where the signs of oestrogen stimulation subside, the corpus luteum starts to form, and the uterine lining begins to secrete small amounts of progesterone
Ancestry of “metestrus”, step by step
metestrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Met
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Met | A Metropolitan Line train; A player for the New... |
| 2 | English | metropolitan | A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an... |
| 3 | Late Latin | metropolitanus | metropolitan |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μητροπολίτης | metropolitan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |