Where does “econometric” come from?
Econometric derives from English economic plus the suffix -metric, which comes from French -métrique, Latin metricus, and Ancient Greek μετρικός, ultimately from μέτρον meaning "measure."
econometric (English): Combining economics and mathematics; relating to...
Definitions
- Combining economics and mathematics; relating to...
Ancestry of “econometric”, step by step
econometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metric | Of or relating to the metric system of... |
| 2 | English | chronometric | Of or pertaining to a chronometer or to... |
| 3 | English | -metric | Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in... |
| 4 | French | -métrique | -metric |
| 5 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 6 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via French économétrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | économétrique | econometric |