Where does “barometric” come from?
Barometric comes from English -metric, combining Ancient Greek βάρος (weight) and μέτρον (measure), ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots gʷréh₂us and -trom.
barometric (English): Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure; Made or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure; Made or...
Ancestry of “barometric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -metric | Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in... |
| 2 | French | -métrique | -metric |
| 3 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |