meso-

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 262 words | Copyright

meso-, before a vowel mes-, comb. form of Gr. mésos middle, MID, used in scientific terms of modern formation (XIX), many of which have correls. in PRO-, PROTO- META-; those of mesozoic (geol.) secondary are CAINOZOIC tertiary, PALAEOZOIC primary (all XIX).

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