diametre

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιάμετρος
2. Latin · derived fromdiametrus
3. Old French · derived fromdiametre
4. English todaydiametre

From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametrus, from Ancient Greek διάμετρος (diámetros) (γραμμή (grammḗ)) (diametros grammē, “line measuring across”), from διά (diá, “across”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

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