Where does “Dymaxion” come from?
Dymaxion (English) comes from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Dymaxion (English): A structure or device that is dymaxion in nature
Definitions
- A structure or device that is dymaxion in nature
Ancestry of “Dymaxion”, step by step
Dymaxion traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English tension
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tension | The condition of being held in a state between... |
| 2 | Middle French | tension | — |
| 3 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English dynamic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dynamic | Changing; active; in motion; Powerful; energetic;... |
| 2 | French | dynamique | dynamic, energetic; dynamics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δυναμικός | able, powerful |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English maximum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maximum | The highest limit; The greatest value of a set or... |
| 2 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |