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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάβασιςa change, a transition
2Ancient Greekμεταβαίνωpass over from one place to another; I cross
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “metabasis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Ancient Greek μεταβαίνω →Every word from Ancient Greek μετάβασις →