Where does “Temperaturmessung” come from?
Temperaturmessung (German) comes from German Messung, from German messen, from Middle High German mëȥȥen, from Old High German mëȥȥen, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Temperaturmessung (German): thermometry
Definitions
- thermometry
Ancestry of “Temperaturmessung”, step by step
Temperaturmessung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Messung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Messung | measurement, mensuration; metering |
| 2 | German | messen | to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via German Temperatur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Temperatur | temperature |
| 2 | Latin | temperatura | due or proper measure, proportion, composition or... |
| 3 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |