Etymology

metasearch

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Today it means: A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines. Full definition →

English search ← Middle English serchen ← Anglo-Norman sercher
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  5. Latincircus
  6. Late Latincircō
  7. Anglo-Normansercher
  8. Middle Englishserchen
  9. Englishsearch
  10. English todaymetasearch

From meta- + search.

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