Where does “paurometabolism” come from?

paurometabolism (English) comes from English metabolism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

paurometabolism (English): Hemimetabolism

Definitions

  1. Hemimetabolism

Ancestry of “paurometabolism”, step by step

paurometabolism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English metabolism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetabolismThe chemical processes that occur within a living...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via Ancient Greek παῦρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαῦροςlittle, small; short; speedy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂uros
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from English -ismEvery word from Ancient Greek -μός