Where does “μετριότητα” come from?
μετριότητα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μετριότης, from Ancient Greek μέτριος, 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...
μετριότητα (Greek): mediocrity
Definitions
- mediocrity
Ancestry of “μετριότητα”, step by step
μετριότητα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μετριότης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μετριότης | moderation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέτριος | moderate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Greek μέτριος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | μέτριος | medium, mediocre, ordinary, mild; α coffee with... |