Where does “diametrally” come from?
diametrally (English) comes from English diametral, from Middle French dyametral, from Latin diametralis, from Latin diametros, from Ancient Greek διάμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
diametrally (English): In a diametral fashion
Definitions
- In a diametral fashion
Ancestry of “diametrally”, step by step
diametrally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diametral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diametral | Of, relating to, or measured across a diameter;... |
| 2 | Middle French | dyametral | — |
| 3 | Latin | diametralis | diametral |
| 4 | Latin | diametros | diameter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάμετρος | the diameter or diagonal of a parallelogram; a... |
| 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... |