Editing Metre (section)

== Etymology ==
The etymological roots of ''metre'' can be traced to the Greek verb {{lang|grc|μετρέω}} ({{transliteration|grc|metreo}}) ((I) measure, count or compare)<ref>{{LSJ|metre/w|μετρέω|ref}}.</ref> and noun {{lang|grc|μέτρον}} ({{transliteration|grc|metron}}) (a measure),<ref>{{LSJ|me/tron|μέτρον|shortref}}.</ref> which were used for physical measurement, for poetic metre and by extension for moderation or avoiding extremism (as in "be measured in your response"). This range of uses is also found in Latin ({{lang|la|metior, mensura}}), French ({{lang|fr|mètre, mesure}}), English and other languages. The Greek word is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ''[[wikt:*meh₁-|*meh₁-]]'' 'to measure'. The motto {{lang|grc|ΜΕΤΡΩ ΧΡΩ}} ({{transliteration|grc|metro chro}}) in the seal of the [[International Bureau of Weights and Measures]] (BIPM), was approved by [[Adolphe Hirsch]] on 11 July 1875 and may be translated as "Keep the measure", thus calls for both measurement and moderation.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=History – The BIPM 150 |url=https://thebipm150.org/history/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |language=}}</ref> The use of the word ''metre'' (for the French unit {{lang|fr|mètre}}) in English began at least as early as 1797.<ref name="Oxford">[[Oxford English Dictionary]], Clarendon Press 2nd ed. 1989, vol. IX p. 697 col. 3.</ref>