Where does “metamorfism” come from?
metamorfism (Romanian) comes from French métamorphisme, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
metamorfism (Romanian): metamorphism
Definitions
- metamorphism
Ancestry of “metamorfism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métamorphisme | metamorphism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |