Meanings
adjectiveMesoproterozoic (not comparable)
- not comparablegeographyOf a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Calymmian, Ectasian and Stennian periods from about 1600 to 900 million years ago, when the Rodinia supercontinent was formed.
proper noun
- geographyThe Mesoproterozoic era.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Hellenic*métsos
- Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
- Englishmeso-
- EnglishProterozoic
- EnglishMesoproterozoic
From meso- + Proterozoic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian mesoproterosoikum
- mesoproterosoikumMesoproterozoic era
Finnish keskiproterotsooinen, mesoproterotsooinen
- keskiproterotsooinenMesoproterozoic era
- mesoproterotsooinenMesoproterozoic era
- keskiproterotsooinen maailmankausiMesoproterozoic era
- mesoproterotsooinen maailmankausiMesoproterozoic era
Greek μεσοπροτεροζωικός, Μεσοπροτεροζωικός
- μεσοπροτεροζωικός (mesoproterozoïkós)Mesoproterozoic era
- Μεσοπροτεροζωικός (Mesoproterozoïkós)Mesoproterozoic era
Russian мезопротерозо́й
- мезопротерозо́й (mezoproterozój)Mesoproterozoic era
Cite this entry
APA
Mesoproterozoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mesoproterozoic
MLA
“Mesoproterozoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mesoproterozoic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mesoproterozoic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mesoproterozoic.
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