Where does “protomerite” come from?
protomerite (English) comes from English -mere, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
protomerite (English): The second segment of one of the Gregarinae
Definitions
- The second segment of one of the Gregarinae
Ancestry of “protomerite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -mere | Forming nouns with the sense of part, segment |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |