'anemometrographic' originates from Greek, specifically the words 'anemos' meaning 'wind', 'metron' meaning 'measure', and 'graphikos' meaning 'writing or recording'.

'anemometrographic' was formed in English by combining 'anemometer' (a device for measuring wind speed) and the suffix '-graphic' (relating to writing or recording), and eventually became the modern English word 'anemometrographic'.

Initially, it meant 'pertaining to the recording of wind measurements', and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.