Where does “pluviometer” come from?

pluviometer (English) comes from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.

pluviometer (English): A scientific instrument for measuring the amount...

Definitions

  1. A scientific instrument for measuring the amount...

Ancestry of “pluviometer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpluviusrainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a...
2LatinpluitIt rains; it is raining
3Proto-Italicplowō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléweti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléweti →