English
amylometer
From amyl + -o- + -meter.
Formed from amyl + -o- + -meter
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
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Ancient Greek μύλη ‘mill’
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος ‘not ground at the mill: finely ground (of meal)’
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον
Latin amylum ‘starch’
English amyl
Today it means
noun An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / amylometer