Where does “immetrically” come from?
immetrically (English) comes from English immetrical, from English metrical, from New Latin metricus, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
immetrically (English): In an immetrical manner
Definitions
- In an immetrical manner
Ancestry of “immetrically”, step by step
immetrically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English immetrical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immetrical | Not metrical or rhythmical |
| 2 | English | metrical | relating to poetic meter; having a regular... |
| 3 | New Latin | metricus | pertaining to the system based on the meter;... |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |