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Etymology of -metry

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 (mé

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Unnumbered source etymology

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suffix

Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry From Old French -métrie, from Latin -metria, from Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría), from μέτρον (métron, “measurement”) + -ίᾱ (-íā, “-y: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to -meter + -y.

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