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Where does “διάμετρος” come from?

διάμετρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

διάμετρος (Ancient Greek): the diameter or diagonal of a parallelogram; a...

Definitions

  1. the diameter or diagonal of a parallelogram; a...

Ancestry of “διάμετρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
2Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
3Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “διάμετρος”

  • diameter
  • diametre
  • multidiameter
  • diam
  • circumdiameter
  • diametrus
  • diametros
  • diámetro
  • diamètre
  • diamétral
  • diâmetro
  • diameter
  • diametre
  • diamètre
  • dyamèt
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