Etymology of the English word anthropometer
the English word
anthropometerusing 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-using the English prefix
anthropo-derived from the Greek word
anthropos, ἄνθρωπος (man; man-faced; a human being)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
