Where does “dimensional” come from?
Dimensional comes from English dimension, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin dimetior meaning "to measure out," from Latin dis- and Proto-Indo-European dwís, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
dimensional (English): Of or pertaining to dimensions; Having dimension...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to dimensions; Having dimension...
Ancestry of “dimensional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimension | A single aspect of a given thing; A measure of... |
| 2 | Latin | dimensio | measuring; measurement; dimension |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “dimensional”
- multidimensional
- dimensionally
- unidimensional
- multidimensionality
- nondimensional
- bidimensional
- tridimensional
- interdimensional
- extradimensional
- transdimensional
- monodimensional
- multidimensionally
- dimensionalization
- equidimensional
- hyperdimensional
- adimensional
- dimensionalize
- tridimensionality
- nondimensionalization
- unidimensionally
- nondimensionalize
- pluridimensional
- pandimensional
- nondimensionally