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minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months ago Meter is not Greek. Do you mean its pronunciation is not Greek?
minus-squarebstixlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoBoth thermo and meter are from Greek, but the combination didn’t exist until the 17th century
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoWhat you wrote before is confusing then.
Do you mean its pronunciation is not Greek?
Both thermo and meter are from Greek, but the combination didn’t exist until the 17th century
What you wrote before is confusing then.