Where does “meso” come from?

meso (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

meso (Italian): generic name of formations resulting from the union of two peritoneal folds

Definitions

  1. generic name of formations resulting from the union of two peritoneal folds

Ancestry of “meso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέσοςmiddle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
2Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “meso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ειδήςEvery word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα