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Where does “anthropometrical” come from?

anthropometrical (English) comes from English anthropometry, from French anthropométrie, from French -métrie, from Latin -metria, from Ancient Greek -μετρία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

anthropometrical (English): Pertaining to anthropometry

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to anthropometry

Ancestry of “anthropometrical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanthropometryThe science of measuring the human body in order...
2Frenchanthropométrieanthropometry
3French-métrie-metry
4Latin-metria-metry
5Ancient Greek-μετρίαmeasurement
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “anthropometrical”

  • anthropometrically
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