myEtymology.com: English etymology of reflectometer

Etymology of the English word reflectometer

the English word reflectometer

derived from the English word reflect

derived from the Latin word reflecto (to turn back)

derived from the Old French word reflecter

derived from the Latin word reflectere (bend back; turn back; turn round)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word flectere (bend, curve, bow)

derived from the French word reflect

derived from the Latin word reflectere (bend back; turn back; turn round)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word flectere (bend, curve, bow)

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-

derived from the English word toreflect

Word found in Modern English