Where does “asymptotically” come from?

Asymptotically derives from English asymptote and the French suffix -ique, from Ancient Greek ἀσύμπτωτος meaning "not falling together," formed from the prefix ἀ- and roots tracing to Proto-Indo-European som-, sem-, and ne.

asymptotically (English): In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an...

Definitions

  1. In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an...

Ancestry of “asymptotically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishasymptoticPertaining to values or properties approached at...
2English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
3EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
4Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
5Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
6Spanishimagenimage
7Italianimmagineimage; imago
8Latinimāginem
9Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
10Latinīn-un-, non-, not
11Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
12Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
13Proto-Italicenin
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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