Where does “Mehrzeller” come from?

Mehrzeller (German) comes from German Mehr, from Middle High German mere, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

Mehrzeller (German): multicellular organism

Definitions

  1. multicellular organism

Ancestry of “Mehrzeller”, step by step

Mehrzeller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehrincrease, excess; majority
2Middle High Germanmere—
3Old High Germanmēromore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via German Zelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZellecell
2Old High Germanzellachamber
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →