Where does “barometro” come from?
barometro (Tagalog) comes from Spanish barómetro, from French baromètre, from English barometer, from English -meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
barometro (Tagalog): barometer
Definitions
- barometer
Ancestry of “barometro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | barómetro | barometer |
| 2 | French | baromètre | barometer |
| 3 | English | barometer | An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure;... |
| 4 | English | -meter | Used to form the names of measuring devices |
| 5 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 6 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |