Etymology of the English word auxanometer
the English word
auxanometerderived from the Greek word
auxanein, αὐξάνω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aug-using the Greek 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-Date
The earliest known usage of auxanometer in English dates from the 19th century.
