Where does “gravimetrically” come from?
gravimetrically (English) comes from English gravimetric, from English metric, from English chronometric, from English -metric, from French -métrique, from Latin metricus, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
gravimetrically (English): Using a gravimetric method; Using a gravimeter
Definitions
- Using a gravimetric method; Using a gravimeter
Ancestry of “gravimetrically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gravimetric | Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; Of or... |
| 2 | English | metric | Of or relating to the metric system of... |
| 3 | English | chronometric | Of or pertaining to a chronometer or to... |
| 4 | English | -metric | Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in... |
| 5 | French | -métrique | -metric |
| 6 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 7 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |