Etymology of the English word meiosis
the English word
meiosisderived from the Latin word
meiosisderived from the Greek word
meiosis, μείωσις
derived from the Greek word
meiounderived from the Greek word
meion, μεῖον, μείων (less)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-derived from the Greek word
meioo, μειόω
Date
The earliest known usage of meiosis in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
