Where does “promeristem” come from?

promeristem (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

promeristem (English): The part of a meristem that contains undifferentiated cells

Definitions

  1. The part of a meristem that contains undifferentiated cells

Ancestry of “promeristem”, step by step

promeristem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproAn advantage of something, especially when...
2EnglishprofessionalA person who belongs to a profession; A person...
3EnglishprofessionA declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,...
4Anglo-Normanprofessioun
5Old Frenchprofessionprofession; declaration
6Latinprofessiōdeclaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English meristem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeristemThe plant tissue composed of totipotent cells...
2Ancient Greekμεριστόςdivided
3Ancient Greekμερίζωto divide into parts
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-