Where does “biorthonormality” come from?
biorthonormality (English) comes from English biorthonormal, from English orthonormal, from English orthogonal, from Middle French orthogonal, from Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius, from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
biorthonormality (English): The condition of being biorthonormal
Definitions
- The condition of being biorthonormal
Ancestry of “biorthonormality”, step by step
biorthonormality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biorthonormal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biorthonormal | Orthonormal and having elements that are each... |
| 2 | English | orthonormal | Of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and... |
| 3 | English | orthogonal | Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to... |
| 4 | Middle French | orthogonal | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | orthogonalis | orthogonal |
| 6 | Latin | orthogonius | right-angled; rectangular; orthogonal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθογώνιος | right-angled; rectangular |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |