Etymology of the English word metronome
the English word
metronomederived from the English word
metro-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-using the English suffix
-nomederived from the Greek word
nomos, νόμος (law; name; law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle))
derived from the Greek word
nemein, νέμω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nem-Date
The earliest known usage of metronome in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
metronoom, French
métronome, German
Metronom, Norwegian
metronom, Swedish
metronomUsage
Word found in Modern English
