Where does “anthropometry” come from?

anthropometry (English) comes 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...

anthropometry (English): The science of measuring the human body in order...

Definitions

  1. The science of measuring the human body in order...

Ancestry of “anthropometry”, step by step

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

Words derived from “anthropometry”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from French -métrie →