Meta

meta-ˈmɛtə/

combining form
prefix: meta-; prefix: met-

1. denoting a change of position or condition.
"metamorphosis"
2. denoting position behind, after, or beyond.
"metacarpus"
3. denoting something of a higher or second-order kind.
"metalanguage"

Origin
from Greek [I]meta[/I] ‘with, across, or after’.