Where does “meta” come from?
meta (Spanish) comes from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
meta (Spanish): goal; target
Definitions
- goal; target
Ancestry of “meta”, step by step
meta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mēta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Spanish metanfetamina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | metanfetamina | methamphetamine |