Where does “metafaza” come from?
metafaza (Polish) comes from French métaphase, from French phasé, from Middle French phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
metafaza (Polish): metaphase
Definitions
- metaphase
Ancestry of “metafaza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métaphase | metaphase |
| 2 | French | phasé | phase |
| 3 | Middle French | phase | — |
| 4 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |