Etymology

altimetry

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Today it means: The science of measuring altitude. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ← English alti(tude)
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  1. Englishalti(tude)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  4. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  5. English todayaltimetry

From alti(tude) + -metry.

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