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Where does “-metria” come from?

-metria (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -μετρία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-metria (Latin): -metry

Definitions

  1. -metry

Ancestry of “-metria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-μετρίαmeasurement
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-metria”

  • trigonometry
  • trigonometric
  • trigonometrically
  • nontrigonometric
  • gyrotrigonometry
  • trigonometrist
  • trigonometria
  • trigonometria
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