Where does “spaltmeter” come from?
spaltmeter (Swedish) comes from Swedish meter, from English meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
spaltmeter (Swedish): a (figurative) meter of text in columns (in a newspaper, as a more-or-less jocular unit in reference to copious coverage)
Definitions
- a (figurative) meter of text in columns (in a newspaper, as a more-or-less jocular unit in reference to copious coverage)
Ancestry of “spaltmeter”, step by step
spaltmeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish meter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | meter | a metre; the SI-unit; Rhythm or measure in verse;... |
| 2 | English | meter | A device that measures things; A parking meter or... |
| 3 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Swedish spält
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spält | a (long and narrow) gap |