Etymology of the English word metasomatism
the English word
metasomatismusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
using the English prefix
meta-derived from the Greek prefix
meta-, μετα-
derived from the Greek word
meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)
using the English prefix
somat-derived from the Greek word
somatioDate
The earliest known usage of metasomatism in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
