Where does “enantiomero” come from?
enantiomero (Italian) comes from Italian -mero, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
enantiomero (Italian): enantiomeric; enantiomer
Ancestry of “enantiomero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -mero | -mere, -mer; -merous, -meric |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |