Where does “nonmetabolic” come from?
nonmetabolic (English) comes from English metabolic, from Ancient Greek μεταβολικός, from Ancient Greek μεταβολή, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
nonmetabolic (English): Not metabolic
Definitions
- Not metabolic
Ancestry of “nonmetabolic”, step by step
nonmetabolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metabolic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metabolic | Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολή | change, mutation, transformation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |