Where does “adenómero” come from?

adenómero (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -mero, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

adenómero (Portuguese): adenomere functional unit in a salivary gland

Definitions

  1. adenomere functional unit in a salivary gland

Ancestry of “adenómero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-meromer, -mere
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros →Every word from Ancient Greek μέρος →Every word from Portuguese -mero →