Where does “metatorace” come from?
metatorace (Romanian) comes from English metathorax, from English meta-, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
metatorace (Romanian): metathorax
Definitions
- metathorax
Ancestry of “metatorace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metathorax | The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax... |
| 2 | English | meta- | Behind; Later or subsequent; Situated between two... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |