Where does “asymmetricity” come from?
asymmetricity (English) comes from English asymmetric, from English symmetric, from English symmetry, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
asymmetricity (English): The condition of being asymmetric; The extent to...
Definitions
- The condition of being asymmetric; The extent to...
Ancestry of “asymmetricity”, step by step
asymmetricity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English asymmetric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | asymmetric | Not symmetric; Not involving a mutual exchange of... |
| 2 | English | symmetric | Symmetrical; Of a relation "R" on a set "S", such... |
| 3 | English | symmetry | Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing... |
| 4 | Latin | symmetria | symmetry, proportion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |