Where does “rhinomanometry” come from?
rhinomanometry (English) comes from English manometry, from English -metry, 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...
rhinomanometry (English): A form of manometry used in evaluation of the...
Definitions
- A form of manometry used in evaluation of the...
Ancestry of “rhinomanometry”, step by step
rhinomanometry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manometry | The measurement of pressure using a manometer |
| 2 | English | -metry | Forming nouns relating to measures and... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English rhino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhino | A rhinoceros; money |
| 2 | English | rhinoceros | Any of several large herbivorous pachyderms... |
| 3 | Latin | rhīnocerōs | A rhinoceros |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥινόκερως | rhinoceros |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |