Where does “electrometer” come from?
Electrometer comes from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον and μέτρον, meaning "amber" and "measure," through Proto-Hellenic and Proto-Indo-European roots -tron and -trom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr.
electrometer (English): A device used to detect and measure static...
Definitions
- A device used to detect and measure static...
Ancestry of “electrometer”, step by step
electrometer 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 electro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electro | An electrotype; An electronic style of hip hop;... |