Where does “pyrometamorphism” come from?
pyrometamorphism (English) comes from English metamorphism, from French métamorphisme, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
pyrometamorphism (English): A type of metamorphism in which rocks are changed...
Definitions
- A type of metamorphism in which rocks are changed...
Ancestry of “pyrometamorphism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | metamorphism | The process by which rocks are changed into other... |
| 2 | French | métamorphisme | metamorphism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |