Where does “cartesian” come from?
Cartesian comes from New Latin Cartesianus, formed from Latin Cartesius (the Latinized name of Descartes) plus the Latin adjective suffix -anus, which derives from Latin -us, Old Latin -os, Proto-Italic -os, and Proto-Indo-European -ós.
cartesian (English): Of, or pertaining to, Descartes, his mathematical...
Definitions
- Of, or pertaining to, Descartes, his mathematical...
Ancestry of “cartesian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | Cartesianus | Cartesian; a Cartesian |
| 2 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |