Where does “altimetric” come from?

altimetric (English) comes from French altimétrique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

altimetric (English): Of or pertaining to altimetry; Obtained by means...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to altimetry; Obtained by means...

Ancestry of “altimetric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaltimétriquealtimetric
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “altimetric”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from French -ique →