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

  1. The second segment of one of the Gregarinae

Ancestry of “protomerite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-mereForming nouns with the sense of part, segment
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros →Every word from Ancient Greek μέρος →Every word from English -mere →