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Where does “myriameter” come from?

myriameter (English) comes from English myriametre, from English metre, 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...

myriameter (English): Alternative form of myriametre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of myriametre

Ancestry of “myriameter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyriametreA unit of length of ten thousand metres, or ten...
2EnglishmetreThe basic unit of length in the International...
3Frenchmètremetre/meter; first-person singular present...
4Latinmetruma measure
5Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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