Where does “dynamometer” come from?
Dynamometer comes from Ancient Greek δύναμαι meaning "to be able" combined with μέτρον meaning "measure," via the Ancient Greek suffix -ικός and -tḗr from Proto-Indo-European.
dynamometer (English): Any of various devices used to measure mechanical...
Definitions
- Any of various devices used to measure mechanical...
Ancestry of “dynamometer”, step by step
dynamometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via English dynamo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dynamo | An electricity generator, a dynamo-electric... |
| 2 | German | dynamoelektrische Maschine | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δύναμις | power, might, strength; ability, skill; power,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δύναμαι | deponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *dunamai | — |