Etymology

anomeric

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Today it means: Relating to or characteristic of an anomer. Full definition →

English anomer ← Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) ← Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekἀνά (aná)
  4. Ancient Greekἄνω (ánō)
  5. Englishano-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  8. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  9. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  10. Englishanomer
  11. English todayanomeric

From anomer + -ic.

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