Etymology

morphometric

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

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

From morpho- + -metric.

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