English
eriometer
Eriometer comes from Ancient Greek ἔριον ‘wool’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔριονérion‘wool’
- Englishtodayeriometer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔριονérion‘wool’
- Englishtodayeriometer
Formed from -meter
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἔριον
Today it means
noun An optical device used to measure the diameters of fibres such as wool
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔριον / eriometer