Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗suffix
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryUsed to form the names of measuring devices.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter Borrowed from French -mètre, a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).
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