Where does “eksponensiaal” come from?
eksponensiaal (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch exponentieel, from French exponentiel, from French -iel, from French -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
eksponensiaal (Afrikaans): exponential
Definitions
- exponential
Ancestry of “eksponensiaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | exponentieel | exponential |
| 2 | French | exponentiel | exponential |
| 3 | French | -iel | Suffix used to form adjectives. Compare with... |
| 4 | French | -el | To make an adjectival form of a noun; -al |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |