Etymology of the English word altimeter
the English word
altimeterusing the English prefix
alti-derived from the Latin word
altus (high; deep, profound; nourishing, support)
derived from the Latin word
alere (feed, nourish, rear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-using the English suffix
-meterderived from the Greek word
metron, μέτρον (measure; a measure ('metre'), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mē-Usage
Word found in Modern English
