Where does “Schläfli symbol” come from?
Schläfli symbol (English) comes from English symbol, from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
Schläfli symbol (English): A notation that recursively encodes certain...
Definitions
- A notation that recursively encodes certain...
Ancestry of “Schläfli symbol”, step by step
Schläfli symbol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English symbol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symbol | A character or glyph representing an idea,... |
| 2 | French | symbole | symbol |
| 3 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |
via English Schläfli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Schläfli | a surname |