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Where does “thermometry” come from?

thermometry (English) comes from English thermo-, from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

thermometry (English): The science and technology related to the...

Definitions

  1. The science and technology related to the...

Ancestry of “thermometry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthermo-heat
2Ancient Greekθερμόςwarm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,...
3Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “thermometry”

  • geothermometry
  • paleothermometry
  • telethermometry
  • palaeothermometry
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