Where does “biorthogonality” come from?
biorthogonality (English) comes from English orthogonality, from English orthogonal, from Middle French orthogonal, from Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius, from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
biorthogonality (English): The quality of being biorthogonal
Definitions
- The quality of being biorthogonal
Ancestry of “biorthogonality”, step by step
biorthogonality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orthogonality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orthogonality | the property of being orthogonal |
| 2 | English | orthogonal | Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to... |
| 3 | Middle French | orthogonal | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | orthogonalis | orthogonal |
| 5 | Latin | orthogonius | right-angled; rectangular; orthogonal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθογώνιος | right-angled; rectangular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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... |