Where does “metabasis” come from?
metabasis (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μετάβασις, from Ancient Greek μεταβαίνω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
Ancestry of “metabasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μετάβασις | a change, a transition |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταβαίνω | pass over from one place to another; I cross |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “metabasis”