Where does “merithallus” come from?
merithallus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μερίς, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
Ancestry of “merithallus”, step by step
merithallus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μερίς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μερίς | part; a part |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |
via Ancient Greek θαλλός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | θαλλός | young shoot, young branch; palm leaves, which... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelh₁- | blossom; be green; to bloom, be green |