Etymology of the English word extensometer
the English word
extensometerderived from the English word
extensionderived from the Old French word
extensionderived from the Late Latin word
extensio (span, hand-elbow; extension)
derived from the Latin word
extensus (extent; stretch; lengthened; wide, extended)
derived from the Latin word
extendere (make even, straight, smooth; stretch, thrust out; make taut)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-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
