Where does “toplomer” come from?
toplomer (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian meriti, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
toplomer (Serbo-Croatian): thermometer
Definitions
- thermometer
Ancestry of “toplomer”, step by step
toplomer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian meriti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | meriti | 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 |
via Serbo-Croatian mera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | mera | measure; dimension, size; rate |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Serbo-Croatian tȍpao
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | tȍpao | warm |