Etymology of the Latin word metrum
the Medieval Latin word
metrum (measure; meter)
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-Derivations in Latin
metrificare,
prosimetrumDerivations in other languages
English
metre, French
mètre, Spanish
metrificar, Spanish
miedroUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
