Where does “Euclidian” come from?
Euclidian derives from English Euclid, from Latin -ianus and Latin -ius suffixes applied to Latin -um, from Ancient Greek εὖ meaning "well" and κλέος meaning "fame," with roots in Proto-Italic -os and Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos.
Euclidian (English): Alternative spelling of Euclidean
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of Euclidean
Ancestry of “Euclidian”, step by step
Euclidian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French euclidien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | euclidien | Euclidean |
| 2 | French | Euclide | Euclid ancient Greek mathematician |
| 3 | Latin | Euclīdes | Euclid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Εὐκλείδης | in particular, the mathematician Euclid |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Εὐκλῆς | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κλῆς | An element found in given names |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κλέης | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλέος | rumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English Euclid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Euclid | Euclid of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician, fl. 300 BC |