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Where does “microseismometry” come from?

microseismometry (English) comes from English seismometry, from English -metry, 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...

microseismometry (English): The measurement of microseisms

Definitions

  1. The measurement of microseisms

Ancestry of “microseismometry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseismometryThe numerical or spatial measurement of...
2English-metryForming nouns relating to measures and...
3Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
4Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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