mesoamerican

M3E1S1O1A1M3E1R1I1C3A1N1

adjective

Of or pertaining to Mesoamerica.

UncommonScrabble 18

Meanings

mesoamerican1

adjectivemesoamerican (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Mesoamerican.

Mesoamerican2

adjectiveMesoamerican (comparative more Mesoamerican, superlative most Mesoamerican)

comparative more Mesoamerican · superlative most Mesoamerican

  1. Of or pertaining to Mesoamerica.
nounMesoamerican (plural Mesoamericans)

plural Mesoamericans

  1. A native or inhabitant of Mesoamerica.

Origin

  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. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  9. Proto-Germanic*amalą
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  12. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  13. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  14. Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóymos
  17. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  19. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*tḱóymos
  21. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  22. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  23. Proto-Germanic*Haimarīksder.?
  24. ItalianAmerigo
  25. New LatinAmerica
  26. EnglishAmerica
  27. EnglishAmerican
  28. EnglishMesoamerican

From meso- + American.

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Translations

French mésoaméricain, Mésoaméricain
  • mésoaméricainadjective
  • Mésoaméricainnoun
  • Mésoaméricainenoun
Polish mezoamerykański, Mezoamerykanin
  • mezoamerykańskiadjective
  • Mezoamerykaninnoun
  • Mezoamerykankanoun
Spanish mesoamericano
  • mesoamericanoadjective
Cite this entry
APA

mesoamerican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoamerican

MLA

“mesoamerican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoamerican. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesoamerican,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoamerican.

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