English
lysimeter
Lysimeter comes from Ancient Greek λύσις ‘loosening’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, separate, free’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₁-‘to cut off, separate, free’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύω‘loosen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλύσιςlúsis‘loosening’
- Englishtodaylysimeter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₁-‘to cut off, separate, free’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύω‘loosen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλύσιςlúsis‘loosening’
- Englishtodaylysimeter
Formed from -meter
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, separate, free’
so, lose, solution, solve, lease, sol, soluble, resolute, loess, 29 more
through Ancient Greek λύω ‘loosen’
analysis, analyst, palsy, paralysis, dialysis, paralyze, paralytic, lysis, 14 more
Today it means
noun An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- / lysimeter