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Where does “dasymetric” come from?

dasymetric (English) comes from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

dasymetric (English): Of or relating to a method of thematic mapping...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a method of thematic mapping...

Ancestry of “dasymetric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
2Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
3Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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