Where does “ὀρθογώνιος” come from?
ὀρθογώνιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
ὀρθογώνιος (Ancient Greek): right-angled; rectangular
Definitions
- right-angled; rectangular
Ancestry of “ὀρθογώνιος”, step by step
ὀρθογώνιος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ὀρθός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γωνίᾱ | corner; angle |
Words derived from “ὀρθογώνιος”
- orthogonal
- orthogonality
- orthonormal
- orthogonally
- nonorthogonal
- orthogonalization
- biorthogonal
- nonorthogonality
- orthogonalize
- biorthogonality
- reorthogonalization
- orthonormalize
- semiorthogonal
- biorthonormal
- biorthonormality
- biorthogonalization
- reorthogonalize
- orthogonius
- ορθογώνιος
- Orthogonioptilum
- orthogonium
- orthogonal
- orthogonalis
- orthogonal