Etymograph

English

telemeter

Telemeter comes from French télémètre ‘device used for measuring distance’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttélémètre1‘device used for measuring distance’
  2. Englishtodaytelemeter1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English telemeter

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttélémètreWiktionary, English telemeter‘device used for measuring distance’
  2. EnglishtodaytelemeterWiktionary, English telemeter

The story

From French télémètre (‘device used for measuring distance’) coined by Selligue from télé- + -mètre, possibly from a blend of télescope and micromètre.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from French télémètre

Today it means

noun Any measuring device used in telemetry.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “telemeter”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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