Where does “geōmētrēs” come from?

geōmētrēs (Latin) comes 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...

geōmētrēs (Latin): geometer, geometrician

Definitions

  1. geometer, geometrician

Ancestry of “geōmētrēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγεωμέτρηςland measurer
2Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
3Latin-logia-logy; the study of
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “geōmētrēs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek -λογίαEvery word from Ancient Greek λέγω