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
Ancestry of “σύμμετρος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
Words derived from “σύμμετρος”