-meter etymology

English word -meter comes from Ancient Greek μέτρον

Detailed word origin of -meter

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
μέτρον	Ancient Greek (grc)
-meter	English (eng)	Used to form the names of measuring devices.

Descendants of μέτρον: altimeter billion chronometer flowmeter gas meter geoboard geometry hypergeometry kilometer klick long meter meter metre metric metron millimeter million odometer pedometer pentameter speedo symmetry trillion vigintillion voltmeter