Where does “высотомер” come from?
высотомер (Russian) comes from Russian ме́рить, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
высотомер (Russian): altimeter an apparatus for measuring altitude
Definitions
- altimeter an apparatus for measuring altitude
Ancestry of “высотомер”, step by step
высотомер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ме́рить
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ме́рить | to measure |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měriti | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |