Where does “sillometer” come from?
sillometer (English) comes from French siller — to make way; to run ahead, to make headway.
sillometer (English): A 19th-century device for measuring the speed of...
Definitions
- A 19th-century device for measuring the speed of...
Ancestry of “sillometer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | siller | to make way; to run ahead, to make headway |