Where does “geometrie” come from?

geometrie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch geometrie, from Old French géométrie, from Latin geometria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geometrie (Dutch): geometry

Definitions

geometry

Ancestry of “geometrie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	geometrie	—
2	Old French	géométrie	geometry branch of mathematics
3	Latin	geometria	geometry
4	Ancient Greek	γεωμετρία	geometry, land-survey
5	Ancient Greek	γεωμέτρης	land measurer
6	Ancient Greek	γεω-	earth; earth-
7	Latin	-logia	-logy; the study of
8	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
9	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
10	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
11	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “geometrie”

geometrisch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek -λογία →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →