Etymology

salinometer

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Today it means: A salimeter. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ← English saline
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The story

  1. Englishsaline
  2. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  4. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  5. English todaysalinometer

From saline + -o- + -meter.

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