Where does “géométrie” come from?

géométrie (French) comes from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

géométrie (French): geometry

Definitions

geometry

Ancestry of “géométrie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	γεωμετρία	geometry, land-survey
2	Ancient Greek	γεωμέτρης	land measurer
3	Ancient Greek	γεω-	earth; earth-
4	Latin	-logia	-logy; the study of
5	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “géométrie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek -λογία →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →