Where does “chronaximeter” come from?
chronaximeter (English) comes from English chronaxie, from Ancient Greek ἄξων, from English -phyte, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
chronaximeter (English): An instrument used to measure chronaxie
Definitions
- An instrument used to measure chronaxie
Ancestry of “chronaximeter”, step by step
chronaximeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chronaxie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chronaxie | The minimum time over which an electric current... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄξων | an axle; an axis; the axis of the celestial... |
| 3 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English meter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meter | A device that measures things; A parking meter or... |
| 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... |