Where does “micronometer” come from?
micronometer (English) comes from English chronometer, from English -meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
micronometer (English): An instrument for noting very short periods of...
Definitions
- An instrument for noting very short periods of...
Ancestry of “micronometer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chronometer | A device for measuring time, such as a watch or... |
| 2 | English | -meter | Used to form the names of measuring devices |
| 3 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |