métro-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"
French
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule”).
Prefix
editmétro-
- related to measure or measurement
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin mātrīx, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Prefix
editmétro-
- metro-, related to mother or uterus
- (by extension) related to metropolis or city