Where does “tonometric” come from?
tonometric (English) comes from French tonométrique, from French métrique, from Latin metricus, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
tonometric (English): Of or pertaining to tonometry
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to tonometry
Ancestry of “tonometric”, step by step
tonometric traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French tonométrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tonométrique | tonometric |
| 2 | French | métrique | metric |
| 3 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English tonometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tonometry | The measurement of tension or pressure |
| 2 | English | tono- | tone, tension or pressure |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |