Etymology of the English word ergometer
the English word
ergometerderived from the Late Greek word
ergon, ἔργον (work)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*werg-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-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-derived from the English word
ergo-Date
The earliest known usage of ergometer in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
