English
stereometry
Stereometry comes from Ancient Greek στερεός ‘solid’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ster- ‘strong’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ster-‘strong’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστερεόςstereós‘solid’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστερεομετρίαstereometría
- Englishtodaystereometry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ster-‘strong’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστερεόςstereós‘solid’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστερεομετρίαstereometría
- Englishtodaystereometry
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ster- ‘strong’
still, start, street, strength, strongly, stronger, strongest, straw, stare, throttle, torpedo, stern, starve, sterile, strenuous, sterility, 17 more
through Ancient Greek στερεός ‘solid’
Today it means
noun The science of measuring the volume of solids or solid bodies.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ster- / stereometry