Etymology of the English word pycnometer
the English word
pycnometerusing the English prefix
pycno-derived from the New Latin prefix
pycno-derived from the Greek word
puknos, πυκνός (compact; clasped (thick); frequent; neuter plural frequently; clasped (thick); frequent; neuter plural (as adverb) frequently)
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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
