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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.

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-ique—
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikos—

Words derived from “altimetric”

  • altimetrically
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