Where does “alcoometer” come from?
alcoometer (English) comes from English ometer, from English -ometer, from English -meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
alcoometer (English): A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water
Definitions
- A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water
Ancestry of “alcoometer”, step by step
alcoometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ometer | A measuring instrument |
| 2 | English | -ometer | Alternative form of -meter |
| 3 | English | -meter | Used to form the names of measuring devices |
| 4 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |