Etymology

mesosiderite

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Today it means: A stony meteorite containing roughly equal proportions of silicate and nickel-iron metal Full definition →

English siderite ← Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) ← Proto-Hellenic *métsos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Englishsiderite
  9. English todaymesosiderite

From meso- + siderite.

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