Where does “calorimetre” come from?
calorimetre (English) comes from English calorie, from French calorie, from French -ie, from Middle French -ie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
calorimetre (English): Alternative form of calorimeter
Definitions
- Alternative form of calorimeter
Ancestry of “calorimetre”, step by step
calorimetre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calorie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calorie | Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of... |
| 2 | French | calorie | calorie |
| 3 | French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 4 | Middle French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English metre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metre | The basic unit of length in the International... |
| 2 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |