Where does “eigenvector” come from?
eigenvector (Dutch) comes from Dutch vector, from Dutch vaccin, from French vaccin, from French vaccine, from Latin vaccīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
eigenvector (Dutch): eigenvector
Definitions
- eigenvector
Ancestry of “eigenvector”, step by step
eigenvector traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vector | vector, an element of a vector space |
| 2 | Dutch | vaccin | vaccine |
| 3 | French | vaccin | vaccine |
| 4 | French | vaccine | inflection of vacciner: ## first/third-person... |
| 5 | Latin | vaccīnus | of or derived from a cow; cow |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German Eigenvektor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eigenvektor | eigenvector |
| 2 | German | eigen | own, peculiar or private to someone,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |