metœcus

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέτοικος“alien, outsider, foreigner”
2. Latin · derived frommetoecus
3. English todaymetœcus

From Latin metoecus, from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “alien, outsider, foreigner”), combination of μετά (metá) and οἶκος (oîkos, “residency”). Cognate with French métèque.

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