noun, feminine/meˈjosis/plural: meiosis
meiosis
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek μειόω (meióō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek μείωσις (meíōsis)bor. Spanish meiosis Borrowed from Ancient Greek μείωσις (meíōsis).