Where does “metreküp” come from?

metreküp (Turkish) comes from Turkish metre, from Ottoman Turkish متره, 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...

metreküp (Turkish): cubic meter

Definitions

  1. cubic meter

Ancestry of “metreküp”, step by step

metreküp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish metre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmetremetre, meter; rule, folding rule
2Ottoman Turkishمتره
3Frenchmètremetre/meter; first-person singular present...
4Latinmetruma measure
5Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via Turkish küp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishküplarge earthenware jug with a narrow neck
2Frenchcubecube; third-grader; cubic
3LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
4Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τρονEvery word from Ancient Greek μέτρον
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