Where does “συμμετρία” come from?

συμμετρία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

συμμετρία (Ancient Greek): commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a...

Definitions

  1. commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a...

Ancestry of “συμμετρία”, step by step

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

Words derived from “συμμετρία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -trom →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Ancient Greek μέτρον →