Where does “aeromagnetometer” come from?
aeromagnetometer (English) comes from English magnetometer, from English meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
aeromagnetometer (English): A magnetometer carried on an aircraft in order to measure the Earth's magnetic field
Definitions
- A magnetometer carried on an aircraft in order to measure the Earth's magnetic field
Ancestry of “aeromagnetometer”, step by step
aeromagnetometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English magnetometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnetometer | An instrument used to measure the intensity and... |
| 2 | English | meter | A device that measures things; A parking meter or... |
| 3 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |