meta

Meaning

1. (declension-1) cone, pyramid
2. (declension-1) turning point, winning post (pillar at each end of the Circus route)
3. (declension-1) boundary limit
4. (declension-1, figuratively) goal, end, limit, turning point

Concepts

destination

cone

end

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Synonyms

destinatio

conus

Translations

destino

destinazione

destinación

-n

κώνος

cône

destin

destination

cono

destino

meta

bestemming

reisbestemming

reisdoel

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmeː.ta]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *mētā, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”), whence mētior, with which compare the derived mētor.
Cognate with Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis), μέτρον (métron), μέτριος (métrios), Old Church Slavonic мѣра (měra); compare also Hungarian mér, Russian ме́ра (méra), Serbo-Croatian mera and mjera, English meal.