Where does “Merops” come from?
Merops (Translingual) comes from Latin merops, from Ancient Greek μέροψ, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
Merops (Translingual): bee-eaters
Ancestry of “Merops”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | merops | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέροψ | epithet of men; bee-eater |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |
Words derived from “Merops”