Where does “gravimetric” come from?
Gravimetric comes from English -metric, from French -métrique, from Latin metricus, from Ancient Greek μετρικός, derived from Ancient Greek μέτρον meaning "measure," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -trom.
gravimetric (English): Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; Of or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; Of or...
Ancestry of “gravimetric”, step by step
gravimetric 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 gravimétrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gravimétrique | gravimetric |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |