myEtymology.com: English etymology of dosimeter

Etymology of the English word dosimeter

the English word dosimeter

derived from the English word dose

derived from the French word dose

derived from the Latin word dosis (dose)

derived from the Greek word dosis, δόσις (a giving; by implication, (concretely) a gift)

derived from the Greek word didonai

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *do-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dō-

derived from the Greek word didomi, δίδωμι (to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection))

using the English suffix -meter

derived 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