mesati-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, though some degree of stress is idiosyncratically or variably maintained on the first or second syllable of this combining form; see e.g. mesaticephalic adj.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mésaticéphale.

Etymology: < French mésati- (in mésaticéphale: see mesaticephalism n.) < ancient Greek μέσατος , superlative of μέσος middle (see meso- comb. form) + -i- -i- connective. English formations are found only in second half of 19th cent. in words modelled on mesaticephalism n. and French mésaticéphale (as mesaticephalic adj., mesaticephalous adj.), and in mesatipellic adj.Ancient Greek μέσατος is an Attic form (non-Attic μέσσατος ) used to denote the middle son of three; the formation is probably on the model of e.g. ἔσχατος last (see eschaton n.). Hellenistic Greek has also μεσσάτιος situated in the middle.

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Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘intermediate between two extremes’ as mesaticephalous, mesatipellic, etc. Cf. meso- comb. form.Often corresponding to terms formed with dolicho-, brachy- comb. form, or platy- comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	mesati-
释义	mesati-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, though some degree of stress is idiosyncratically or variably maintained on the first or second syllable of this combining form; see e.g. mesaticephalic adj. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mésaticéphale. Etymology: < French mésati- (in mésaticéphale: see mesaticephalism n.) < ancient Greek μέσατος , superlative of μέσος middle (see meso- comb. form) + -i- -i- connective. English formations are found only in second half of 19th cent. in words modelled on mesaticephalism n. and French mésaticéphale (as mesaticephalic adj., mesaticephalous adj.), and in mesatipellic adj.Ancient Greek μέσατος is an Attic form (non-Attic μέσσατος ) used to denote the middle son of three; the formation is probably on the model of e.g. ἔσχατος last (see eschaton n.). Hellenistic Greek has also μεσσάτιος situated in the middle. Physical Anthropology and Zoology. Categories » Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘intermediate between two extremes’ as mesaticephalous, mesatipellic, etc. Cf. meso- comb. form.Often corresponding to terms formed with dolicho-, brachy- comb. form, or platy- comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < comb. form
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