WICTIONARY
Etymology
From French manomètre, formed from Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + μέτρον (métron).μανός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *men- (“small”). Cognates include Sanskrit मनाक् (manāk, “a little”), Old Armenian մանր (manr, “scantily”), Lithuanian meñkas (“small, insignificant”), Old Irish menb (“small”), Gothic �������� (mins, “less”), Russian менее and Latin minuo (“lessen”), minus (“less”).μέτρον
Ancient Greek
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- manometer (n.)