geometry etymology

English word geometry comes from Ancient Greek γῆ, Ancient Greek -μετρία, Ancient Greek μετρέω, Ancient Greek γεωμετρέω, Latin -metria (-metry.)

Detailed word origin of geometry

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
γῆ Ancient Greek (grc)
-μετρία Ancient Greek (grc)
μετρέω Ancient Greek (grc)
γεωμετρέω Ancient Greek (grc)
-metria Latin (lat) -metry.
γεωμέτρης Ancient Greek (grc)
γεωμετρία Ancient Greek (grc)
geometria Latin (lat) (mathematics) geometry.
géométrie Old French (fro)
geometry English (eng) (countable) the spatial attributes of an object, etc.. (mathematics, countable) a type of geometry with particular properties. (mathematics, uncountable) the branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.

Words with the same origin as geometry

Descendants of γῆ
chemist chemistry geography geological