Where does “icterometer” come from?
icterometer (English) comes from English meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
icterometer (English): An instrument for gauging hyperbilirubinemia by...
Definitions
- An instrument for gauging hyperbilirubinemia by...
Ancestry of “icterometer”, step by step
icterometer 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 icterus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | icterus | An excess of bile pigments in the blood;... |
| 2 | Latin | icterus | a yellow bird, the sight of which was said to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἴκτερος | jaundice, icterus; golden oriole |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὕδερος | dropsy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úderos | abdomen, stomach |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd-er-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | údteros | higher, outer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |