Where does “nanovolumetric” come from?
nanovolumetric (English) comes from English volumetric, from English -metric, from French -métrique, from Latin metricus, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
nanovolumetric (English): Relating to the measurement of nanosize volumes
Definitions
- Relating to the measurement of nanosize volumes
Ancestry of “nanovolumetric”, step by step
nanovolumetric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English volumetric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volumetric | Pertaining to measurement by volume |
| 2 | English | -metric | Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in... |
| 3 | French | -métrique | -metric |
| 4 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 5 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |