Etymology

-mere

Today it means: Forming nouns with the sense of part, segment Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) ← Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros
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-mere · suffix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  4. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  5. English today-mere

Derived from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

-mere · suffix2

Identical with moor.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμέρος all →

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