The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromγεωμέτρης
- Late Latin · derived fromgeōmetrēs
- Middle English · inherited fromgemeter
- English todaygeometer
From Middle English gemeter, geometer, ultimately from Late Latin geōmetrēs, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.