Where does “dimension” come from?
Dimension comes from Latin dimensio, meaning a measuring out, from Latin dimensus, the past participle of Latin dimetior, to measure, from Latin dis- and a root from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁, two.
dimension (English): A single aspect of a given thing; A measure of...
Definitions
- A single aspect of a given thing; A measure of...
Ancestry of “dimension”, step by step
dimension traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dimensio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dimensio | measuring; measurement; dimension |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Translingual dim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | dim | — |
Words derived from “dimension”
- dimensional
- multidimensional
- dimensionless
- dimensionality
- dimensionally
- unidimensional
- multidimensionality
- nondimensional
- bidimensional
- unidimensionality
- tridimensional
- interdimensional
- codimension
- extradimensional
- transdimensional
- monodimensional
- multidimensionally
- dimensionalization
- equidimensional
- hyperdimensional
- adimensional
- subdimension
- dimensionalize
- tridimensionality