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-metric

/ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ · suffix

Meaning

  1. Of or relating to measurement.
  2. Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in -meter.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric Borrowed from French -métrique, from Latin metricus.

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