Where does “metis” come from?
metis (Latin) comes from Latin meta, from Proto-Italic mētā, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
metis (Latin): dative plural of mēta; ablative plural of mēta
Definitions
- dative plural of mēta; ablative plural of mēta
Ancestry of “metis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | meta | cone, pyramid; turning point, winning post;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | mētā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |