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Where does “actinométrico” come from?

actinométrico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese actinometria, from Portuguese -metria, from Latin -metria, 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...

actinométrico (Portuguese): actinometric

Definitions

  1. actinometric

Ancestry of “actinométrico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseactinometriaactinometry
2Portuguese-metria-metry
3Latin-metria-metry
4Ancient Greek-μετρίαmeasurement
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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