Where does “enantiomero” come from?

enantiomero (Italian) comes from Italian -mero, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

enantiomero (Italian): enantiomeric; enantiomer

Definitions

  1. enantiomeric; enantiomer

Ancestry of “enantiomero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-mero-mere, -mer; -merous, -meric
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 Italian -mero →