Where does “alcoométrique” come from?
alcoométrique (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
alcoométrique (French): alcoholic strength
Definitions
- alcoholic strength
Ancestry of “alcoométrique”, step by step
alcoométrique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French métrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métrique | metric |
| 2 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 3 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via French alcool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 2 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 4 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 5 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 6 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |