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Where does “biométrie” come from?

biométrie (French) comes from French -ie, from Middle French -ie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

biométrie (French): biometrics

Definitions

  1. biometrics

Ancestry of “biométrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
2Middle French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
3Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “biométrie”

  • biométrique
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