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Where does “tautomero” come from?

tautomero (Italian) comes from Italian mero, from Latin merus, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

tautomero (Italian): tautomeric

Definitions

  1. tautomeric

Ancestry of “tautomero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmeropure, simple, sheer
2Latinmerussheer, undiluted, pure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “tautomero”

  • tautomeria
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