Where does “eudiometric” come from?
eudiometric (English) comes from French eudiométrique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
eudiometric (English): Of or relating to eudiometry
Definitions
- Of or relating to eudiometry
Ancestry of “eudiometric”, step by step
eudiometric traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French eudiométrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | eudiométrique | eudiometric |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English eudiometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eudiometry | The art or process of determining the... |
| 2 | English | eudiometer | A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὔδιος | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |