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Etymology of the English word stoichiometry

the English word stoichiometry
using the Greek suffix -metry
derived from the Greek word stoicheion, στοιχεῖον (something orderly in arrangement; a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent , proposition)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steigh-

Date

The earliest known usage of stoichiometry in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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