Where does “aneroid” come from?

aneroid (Romanian) comes from French anéroïde, from Ancient Greek νηρός, from Ancient Greek νεαρός, from Proto-Indo-European newr̥ós, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

aneroid (Romanian): aneroid

Definitions

  1. aneroid

Ancestry of “aneroid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanéroïdeaneroid; An aneroid barometer
2Ancient Greekνηρόςwet, damp
3Ancient Greekνεαρόςyoung, youthful
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewr̥ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European newr̥ós →