English
goniometry
Goniometry comes from Ancient Greek μέτρον ‘something used to measure: measure, rule, weight’, from Proto-Hellenic *gónu ‘knee’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenic, derivedc. 2200–1600 BCE*gonwíareconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγωνίᾱgōníā
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμέτρονmétron‘something used to measure: measure, rule, weight’
- Englishtodaygoniometry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gónu‘knee’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenic, derivedc. 2200–1600 BCE*gonwíareconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγωνίᾱgōníā
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμέτρονmétron‘something used to measure: measure, rule, weight’
- Englishtodaygoniometry
A compound of gonio- + -metry
Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‘knee’
Proto-Hellenic *gónu ‘knee’
Proto-Hellenic *gonwía
Ancient Greek γωνία ‘angle’
English gonio-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‘knee’
through Proto-Hellenic *gonwía
through Ancient Greek μέτρον ‘something used to measure: measure, rule, weight’
meter, metric, metre, madder, asymmetry, metrology, metra, 43 more
Today it means
noun measurement of angles
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu / goniometry