Etymology

mesovoid

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Today it means: A small underground cavity, ranging in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters, formed in fragmented rock or stony soils. Full definition →

English void ← Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) ← Proto-Hellenic *métsos
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The story

  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. Englishvoid
  9. English todaymesovoid

From meso- + void.

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