English
hemimetabolism
Hemimetabolism comes from Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή ‘change’, and goes back to μεταβάλλω ‘to translate’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμεταβάλλωmetabállō‘to translate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμετᾰβολήmetăbolḗ‘change’
- English1500–presentmetabolism
- Englishtodayhemimetabolism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμεταβάλλωmetabállō‘to translate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμετᾰβολήmetăbolḗ‘change’
- English1500–presentmetabolism
- Englishtodayhemimetabolism
A compound of μετᾰ́ ‘in the midst of, among, between, with’ + μετα- + βάλλω ‘to throw, cast, hurl’
Proto-Indo-European *me ‘in the middle of, near, by, around, with’
Proto-Indo-European *meth₂
Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ ‘in the midst of, among, between, with’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to throw, reach, pierce’
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw, cast, hurl’
Linked words
through Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω ‘to translate’
through Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή ‘change’
Today it means
noun Incomplete metamorphosis; the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and imago (adult).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω / hemimetabolism