English

ametabolic

From a- + metabolic.

Formed from a- + metabolic

Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’

Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’

Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’

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Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw’

Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω ‘to change’

Ancient Greek μεταβολή ‘change’

Ancient Greek μεταβολικός

Today it means

adj Not undergoing metamorphosis

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ametabolic