Where does “metagenesi” come from?
metagenesi (Italian) comes from Italian metà, from Latin medietās, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
metagenesi (Italian): metagenesis
Definitions
- metagenesis
Ancestry of “metagenesi”, step by step
metagenesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian metà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | metà | half; centre, mid- |
| 2 | Latin | medietās | the center, middle part of something, midpoint |
| 3 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Italian genesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | genesi | genesis |
| 2 | Latin | genesis | generation, creation, nativity; birth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |