Where does “-métrique” come from?
-métrique (French) comes from Latin metricus, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
-métrique (French): -metric
Definitions
- -metric
Ancestry of “-métrique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 2 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “-métrique”
- radiometric
- spectrometric
- interferometric
- audiometric
- piezometric
- radiometrically
- immunoradiometric
- interferometrically
- audiometrically
- spectrometrically
- anemometric
- nonradiometric
- audiometrician
- photospectrometric
- -metric
- dosimétrique
- radiométrique
- thermométrique
- interférométrique
- photométrique
- spectrométrique
- hydrométrique
- décamétrique
- morphométrique