Where does “manometer” come from?
Manometer comes from French manomètre, from Ancient Greek μανός meaning "thin" and μέτρον meaning "measure," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -trom and -tḗr.
manometer (English): An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid,...
Definitions
- An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid,...
Ancestry of “manometer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | manomètre | manometer |
| 2 | French | -mètre | -meter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |