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Where does “millimétrique” come from?

millimétrique (French) comes from French millimètre, from French -mètre, 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...

millimétrique (French): millimetric; very precise

Definitions

  1. millimetric; very precise

Ancestry of “millimétrique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmillimètremillimetre
2French-mètre-meter
3Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
4Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “millimétrique”

  • submillimétrique
  • milimetric
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