Etymology of the English word tasimeter
the English word
tasimeterusing the English prefix
tasi-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-derived from the Greek word
tasis, τάσις
derived from the Greek word
teinein (to stretch)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-derived from the Greek word
kinesîsDate
The earliest known usage of tasimeter in English dates from the 19th century.
