The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromναῦς“ship”
- English todaynauropometer
From Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) + ῥοπή (rhopḗ, “weight”) + -meter.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekναῦς all →
nauscopy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nauropometer
Today it means: An instrument for measuring a ship's heeling or inclination at sea. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ναῦς