Etymology of the French word gramme
the French word
grammederived from the Late Latin word
gramma (-gram; record of instrument measurements; scruple-weight; gram)
derived from the Greek word
gramma, γράμμα (mark; a writing; a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gerbh-Date
The earliest known usage of gramme in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
centigramme,
décagramme,
décigramme,
kilogramme,
nanogramme,
grammage,
antibiogramme,
atome-gramme,
digramme,
hectogramme,
microgramme,
milligramme,
molécule-gramme,
myriagramme,
photogramme,
pluviogramme,
sociogramme,
tautogramme,
valence-gramme,
kilogrammètre,
électron-grammeDerivations in other languages
English
gram, Romanian
gramCognates
Dutch
gram, English
gram, English
gramme, German
gram, German
Gramm, Icelandic
gramur, Icelandic
gramm, Italian
gramma, Lithuanian
gramas, Norwegian
gram, Russian
гpaмм, Swedish
gram
