Where does “interferometro” come from?
interferometro (Italian) comes from Portuguese metro, from French métro, from French métropolitain, from Latin mētropolītānus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis — fortification, city.
interferometro (Italian): interferometer
Definitions
- interferometer
Ancestry of “interferometro”, step by step
interferometro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese metro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | metro | metre; underground, subway |
| 2 | French | métro | metro; subway US, underground UK, Tube UK |
| 3 | French | métropolitain | metropolitan; subway, underground; Person from... |
| 4 | Latin | mētropolītānus | metropolitan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μητροπολίτης | metropolitan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
via Portuguese interferir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | interferir | to interfere |
via Italian interferenza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | interferenza | interference |