Where does “prikprodukt” come from?
prikprodukt (Danish) comes from Danish prik, from Danish prikke, from Middle Low German pricke, from Old Saxon *prikkian, from Proto-Germanic prikjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
prikprodukt (Danish): scalar product, dot product
Definitions
- scalar product, dot product
Ancestry of “prikprodukt”, step by step
prikprodukt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish prik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | prik | prick; dot, point; spot |
| 2 | Danish | prikke | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | pricke | a prick |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *prikkian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | prikjaną | to stick; prick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish produkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | produkt | product |
| 2 | Latin | prōductus | brought forth, forward or out, having been brought forward |
| 3 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |