Where does “σύμμετρος” come from?

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

σύμμετρος (Ancient Greek): symmetrical

Definitions

  1. symmetrical

Ancestry of “σύμμετρος”, 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

Words derived from “σύμμετρος”

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