Where does “morphometric” come from?
Morphometric comes from English -metric, which derives from Latin metricus and Ancient Greek μετρικός, both meaning "of or relating to measurement," ultimately from Ancient Greek μέτρον meaning "measure."
morphometric (English): Of or pertaining to morphometrics
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to morphometrics
Ancestry of “morphometric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -metric | Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in... |
| 2 | French | -métrique | -metric |
| 3 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 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... |