Where does “rugosimeter” come from?

rugosimeter (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...

rugosimeter (English): A device that measures the roughness of surfaces

Definitions

  1. A device that measures the roughness of surfaces

Ancestry of “rugosimeter”, step by step

rugosimeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeterA device that measures things; A parking meter or...
2Frenchmètremetre/meter; first-person singular present...
3Latinmetruma measure
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via English rugose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrugoseHaving rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or...
2Latinrugosuswrinkled; shrivelled
3Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τρονEvery word from Ancient Greek μέτρον