Where does “나노미터” come from?
나노미터 (Korean) comes from English nanometre, from Turkish metre, from Ottoman Turkish متره, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
나노미터 (Korean): (UK) nanometre, (US) nanometer
Definitions
- (UK) nanometre, (US) nanometer
Ancestry of “나노미터”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nanometre | An SI subunit of length equal to 10 metres.... |
| 2 | Turkish | metre | metre, meter; rule, folding rule |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | متره | — |
| 4 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |