Where does “oenometer” come from?
oenometer (English) comes from English meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, 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...
oenometer (English): An alcoholometer
Definitions
- An alcoholometer
Ancestry of “oenometer”, step by step
oenometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meter | A device that measures things; A parking meter or... |
| 2 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English oeno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oeno | An uninhabited coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, part of the Pitcairn Islands overseas territory |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἶνος | wine |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | wóinos | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéyh₁ō | wine; vine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |