Where does “merope” come from?

merope (Italian) comes from Translingual Merops, from Latin merops, from Ancient Greek μέροψ, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

merope (Italian): bee-eater

Definitions

  1. bee-eater

Ancestry of “merope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMeropsbee-eaters
2Latinmerops—
3Ancient Greekμέροψepithet of men; bee-eater
4Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
5Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros →Every word from Ancient Greek μέρος →Every word from Ancient Greek μέροψ →