Morpheme
met(a)- [met-, meta-]
Type
prefix
Denotation
change, alter, after, behind, among, between, higher, beyond, in the midst of, in common with, by means of, in pursuit or quest of
Etymology
Ancient Greek meta-, from metá
Evidence
metabelian, metabias, metabiological, metabiotic, metabolism, metacentric, metacetic, metacetone, metacinema, metacontent, metacrolein, metadiegetic, metadrenaline, metafiction, metagenetics, metagrammar, metahuman, metajuridical, metaknowledge, metalbumin, metamorphic, metamorphosis, metamour, metamylene, metamylene, metanalyse, metanalysis, metanarrative, metaphony, metaphor, metaphysical, metaquestion, metaresearch, metarteriole, metascience, metastasis, metatarsus, metaunderstanding, metavirus, metaword, metaxylem, methemoglobin, method, metinfraepisternum, metonymy, metopic
Notes
met- usual form before vowels
meta- usual form before consonants
