Where does “nonstoichiometric” come from?
nonstoichiometric (English) comes from English stoichiometric, 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...
nonstoichiometric (English): Not stoichiometric
Definitions
- Not stoichiometric
Ancestry of “nonstoichiometric”, step by step
nonstoichiometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stoichiometric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stoichiometric | Of, or relating to stoichiometry; Existing in a... |
| 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... |