Etymology of the English word stadiometer
the English word
stadiometerusing the English prefix
stadio-derived from the English word
stadiumderived from the New Latin word
stadium (stade, Greek measure of distance,)
derived from the Greek word
stadion, στάδιον (a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of stadiometer in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
