myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of geometria

Etymology of the Latin word geometria

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-

English geometry, French géométrie, Italian geometria