Where does “-mère” come from?

-mère (French) comes from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

-mère (French): -merous

Definitions

  1. -merous

Ancestry of “-mère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
2Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “-mère”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros →Every word from Ancient Greek μέρος →