English
anthropometry
Anthropometry comes from French anthropo-.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanthropo-
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentanthropométrie
- Englishtodayanthropometry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanthropo-
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentanthropométrie
- Englishtodayanthropometry
A compound of ἄνθρωπος ‘human’ + μέτρον ‘measure’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘to see’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs ‘eye’
Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs ‘eye’
Ancient Greek ὤψ ‘face, appearance, look’
Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος ‘human’
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’
Ancient Greek μέτρον ‘measure’
The story
1839, as anthropo- (‘human’) + -metry (‘measurement’), from French anthropométrie, from anthropo- + -métrie, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), influenced by Latin use.
Every English word from French anthropo-
Today it means
noun The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French anthropo- / anthropometry