Etymology of the Latin word meiosis
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
Derivations in other languages
English
meiosisUsage
Word found in New Latin, Modern Latin
