English
Mesoamerican
From meso- + American.
A compound of meso- + American
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi ‘with, among’
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘middle’
Proto-Hellenic *métsos ‘middle’
Ancient Greek μέσος ‘middle’
English meso-
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to Mesoamerica.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mesoamerican