Where does “photomicrometric” come from?
photomicrometric (English) comes from English micrometric, from French micrométrique, 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...
photomicrometric (English): Relating to photomicrometry
Definitions
- Relating to photomicrometry
Ancestry of “photomicrometric”, step by step
photomicrometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English micrometric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | micrometric | Of or pertaining to micrometry; Measured using a... |
| 2 | French | micrométrique | micrometric |
| 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... |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |