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Whre does the term meter come from?

Sparky Dog - 2005-12-14 16:14:30 - Other - Science

I'm talking about meter as in measurements.

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Metre/meter comes from Greek metron `measure,' which itself comes ultimately from the Indo-European base *me- `measure.'

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Metre/meter comes from Greek metron `measure,' which itself comes ultimately from the Indo-European base *me- `measure.'