Where does “microcolorimetry” come from?
microcolorimetry (English) comes from English colorimetry, from English color, from French couleur, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
microcolorimetry (English): colorimetry by means of a microcolorimeter
Definitions
- colorimetry by means of a microcolorimeter
Ancestry of “microcolorimetry”, step by step
microcolorimetry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colorimetry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colorimetry | The science of measuring colours and assigning... |
| 2 | English | color | The spectral composition of visible light; A... |
| 3 | French | couleur | color, colour; a flush; suit |
| 4 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 5 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |