Where does “Symmetrie” come from?

Symmetrie (German) comes from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

Symmetrie (German): symmetry

Definitions

symmetry

Ancestry of “Symmetrie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	symmetria	symmetry, proportion
2	Ancient Greek	συμμετρία	commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a...
3	Ancient Greek	σύμμετρος	symmetrical
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

Words derived from “Symmetrie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -trom →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Ancient Greek μέτρον →