rhythmometer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *srew-

Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s

Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós

Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor.

Latin rhythmusder.

English rhythm

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor.

French -mètrebor.

English -meter

English -ometer

English rhythmometer

From rhythm + -ometer.

Noun

rhythmometer (plural rhythmometers)

1. (music) An instrument for marking time in music, e.g. a metronome.

References

• “rhythmometer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.