Where does “metronomic” come from?
metronomic (English) comes from English metronome, 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...
metronomic (English): Regular, periodic and repetitive, like a...
Definitions
- Regular, periodic and repetitive, like a...
Ancestry of “metronomic”, step by step
metronomic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English metronome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metronome | A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Catalan metrònom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | metrònom | metronome |
via French métronomique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métronomique | metronomic |