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Where does “tasimeter” come from?

tasimeter (English) comes from Ancient Greek τάσις, from Proto-Hellenic tə́tsis, from Proto-Indo-European téntis, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tasimeter (English): An instrument for detecting or measuring minute...

Definitions

  1. An instrument for detecting or measuring minute...

Ancestry of “tasimeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτάσιςstretching, tension; extension; pitch of the...
2Proto-Hellenictə́tsis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténtisextension
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tasimeter”

  • microtasimeter
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