meta

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • cone, pyramid
  • turning point, winning post (pillar at each end of the Circus route)
  • boundary limit
  • (figuratively) goal, end, limit, turning point
  • (inflection of) mēta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *mētā derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (measure).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*meh₁-

Gloss

measure

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