Where does “fotometrico” come from?
fotometrico (Italian) comes from Italian metrico, from Latin metricus, from Latin metrum, 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...
fotometrico (Italian): photometric
Definitions
- photometric
Ancestry of “fotometrico”, step by step
fotometrico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian metrico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | metrico | metric |
| 2 | Latin | metricus | metrical; metric, metrical; metric |
| 3 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 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 |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Italian fotometria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fotometria | photometry |
| 2 | Italian | -metria | -metry |
| 3 | Latin | -metria | -metry |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μετρία | measurement |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |