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Where does “mems-” come from?

mems- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

mems- (Proto-Indo-European): flesh, meat

Definitions

  1. flesh, meat

Ancestry of “mems-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “mems-”

  • member
  • membrane
  • membership
  • transmembrane
  • membranous
  • dismemberment
  • membered
  • dismember
  • crewmember
  • brane
  • nonmember
  • intermembrane
  • pseudomembranous
  • multimember
  • servicemember
  • intramembranous
  • geomembrane
  • endmember
  • membraneous
  • pseudomembrane
  • biomembrane
  • endomembrane
  • membranaceous
  • nonmembership
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