Etymology

merosome

M3E1R1O1S1O1M3E1

Today it means: Any of the segments of a segmented animal Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  4. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  5. Englishmero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  11. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  12. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  13. English todaymerosome

From mero- + -some.

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