myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of geometria

Etymology of the Italian word geometria

the Italian word geometria

derived from the Latin word geometria (geometry)

derived from the Greek word geometria, γεωμετρία

derived from the Greek word geometrein

derived from the Greek word ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)

using the Greek suffix -metria, -μετρία

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-