Where does “nanometrological” come from?
nanometrological (English) comes from English metrological, from English metrology, 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...
nanometrological (English): Of or pertaining to nanometrology
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to nanometrology
Ancestry of “nanometrological”, step by step
nanometrological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metrological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metrological | Of or pertaining to metrology |
| 2 | English | metrology | The science of weights and measures or of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |