Where does “pluviometric” come from?
pluviometric (English) comes from French pluviométrique, from French métrique, from Latin metricus, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pluviometric (English): Related to pluviometry
Definitions
- Related to pluviometry
Ancestry of “pluviometric”, step by step
pluviometric traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French pluviométrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pluviométrique | pluviometric |
| 2 | French | métrique | metric |
| 3 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |
via English pluviometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pluviometry | The scientific measurement of rainfall |