Where does “metronome” come from?
Metronome derives from Ancient Greek μέτρον combined with Ancient Greek -τρον, both tracing through Proto-Hellenic -tron to Proto-Indo-European -trom and -tḗr.
metronome (English): A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used...
Definitions
- A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used...
Ancestry of “metronome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “metronome”