An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Any mechanical, electric, or electronic device, such as a clock or watch, designed to measure and display the passage of time.

Etymology (EN): → time; → piece.

Etymology (PE): Zamân-šomâr, literally “time counter,” from zamân, → time, + šomâr “counter,” from šomârdan “to count,” from Mid.Pers. ôšmârtan, ôšmurtan “to reckon, calculate, enumerate, account for,” from Av. base (š)mar- “to have in mind, remember, recall,” pati-šmar- “to recall; to long for,” hišmar-, cf. Skt. smar- “to remember, become aware,” smarati “he remembers,” L. memor, memoria, Gk. mermera “care,” merimna “anxious thought, sorrow,” martyr “witness.”