Where does “eigenvector” come from?
Eigenvector comes from German eigen- meaning "own" combined with English vector, which derives from Latin vector, the agent noun of veho meaning "to carry," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-.
eigenvector (English): given a linear transformation formula_1, a vector...
Definitions
- given a linear transformation formula_1, a vector...
Ancestry of “eigenvector”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Eigenvektor | eigenvector |
| 2 | German | eigen | own, peculiar or private to someone,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |