Where does “mehratomig” come from?

mehratomig (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.

mehratomig (German): polyatomic

Definitions

  1. polyatomic

Ancestry of “mehratomig”, step by step

mehratomig 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 atomig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanatomig—
2Welsh-igdiminutive suffix, -let; person or object with...
3Proto-Celtic-ikosbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →