Where does “meropo” come from?

meropo (Esperanto) comes from Ancient Greek μέροψ, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

meropo (Esperanto): bee-eater

Definitions

  1. bee-eater

Ancestry of “meropo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέροψepithet of men; bee-eater
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 Ancient Greek μέροψ →