Etymology

odometer

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Today it means: An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production. Full definition →

French odomètre ← Ancient Greek ὁδός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὁδός“road, path, way”
  2. French · derived fromodomètre
  3. English todayodometer

From French odomètre, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to odo- + -meter.

Words from the same roots

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