Where does “-métrie” come from?

-métrie (French) comes from Latin -metria, from Ancient Greek -μετρία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-métrie (French): -metry

Definitions

  1. -metry

Ancestry of “-métrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-metria-metry
2Ancient Greek-μετρίαmeasurement
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-métrie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Latin -metria
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