Where does “biinvariant” come from?
biinvariant (English) comes from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
biinvariant (English): Both left-invariant and right-invariant
Definitions
- Both left-invariant and right-invariant
Ancestry of “biinvariant”, step by step
biinvariant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English invariant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invariant | not varying; constant; Unaffected by a specified... |
| 2 | English | variant | Showing variety, diverse; Showing deviation or... |
| 3 | Old French | variant | varying; which varies |
| 4 | Latin | variāns | diversifying; variegating |
| 5 | Latin | variō | to diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange |
| 6 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 7 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |