Where does “metrical” come from?
metrical (English) comes from New Latin metricus, 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...
metrical (English): relating to poetic meter; having a regular...
Definitions
- relating to poetic meter; having a regular...
Ancestry of “metrical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | metricus | pertaining to the system based on the meter;... |
| 2 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 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... |