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Where does “anthropométrie” come from?

anthropométrie (French) comes from French -métrie, 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...

anthropométrie (French): anthropometry

Definitions

  1. anthropometry

Ancestry of “anthropométrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-métrie-metry
2Latin-metria-metry
3Ancient Greek-μετρίαmeasurement
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “anthropométrie”

  • anthropométrique
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