English
metra
Metra comes from Ancient Greek μήτρα ‘womb’, from μήτηρ ‘mother’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*mā́tēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμήτηρmḗtēr‘mother’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμήτρα‘womb’
- Englishtodaymetra
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*mā́tēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμήτηρmḗtēr‘mother’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμήτρα‘womb’
- Englishtodaymetra
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr ‘mother’
matter, mother, material, mat, matrix, maternal, maternity, materiel, matron, materia, madrigal, 18 more
Another origin of metra
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₁-‘to measure’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέτρονmétron‘measure’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμέτραmétraplural of μέτρον
- Englishtodaymetra
Today it means
noun The uterus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr / metra