meta- / met-
after, beyond, change, among
Greek · meta (μετά)
Greek meta means after, beyond, with, or change. It marks change or going beyond: metamorphosis (change of form), metaphor (carrying meaning over), metabolism (change in body), method (a way after).
Memory trick
meta- is a metamorphosis: the caterpillar changes into something beyond.
Words from this root
- metaphor (meta + phor) — a phrase that carries meaning overरूपक
- metamorphosis (meta + morph + osis) — a change of formकायापलट
- metabolism (meta + bol + ism) — the body's change of food into energyचयापचय
- metaphysics (meta + physics) — study beyond the physical worldअधिभौतिकी
- method (meth + od) — an organised way of doing somethingतरीक़ा
- metadata (meta + data) — data that describes other dataमेटाडेटा
- metacarpal (meta + carpal) — a hand bone beyond the wristहथेली की हड्डी
- metastasis (meta + stasis) — a spread of disease beyond its placeरोग का फैलाव
- metabolic (meta + bolic) — relating to metabolismचयापचय संबंधी
- metamorphose (meta + morph + ose) — to change form completelyरूप बदलना