Where does “geometra” come from?

geometra (Italian) comes from Latin geōmētrēs, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geometra (Italian): surveyor; chartered surveyor; geometer

Definitions

surveyor; chartered surveyor; geometer

Ancestry of “geometra”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	geōmētrēs	geometer, geometrician
2	Ancient Greek	γεωμέτρης	land measurer
3	Ancient Greek	γεω-	earth; earth-
4	Latin	-logia	-logy; the study of
5	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “geometra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek -λογία →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →