Etymology

bibliometric

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to bibliometrics. Full definition →

Latin metricus ← Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
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  1. Englishbiblio-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  4. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  5. Ancient Greekμετρῐκός (metrĭkós)
  6. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  7. Latinmetrum
  8. Latinmetricus
  9. English todaybibliometric

From biblio- + -metric.

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