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Where does “ellipse” come from?

Ellipse comes from French ellipse, from Latin ellipsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις, a derivative formation using the Ancient Greek suffix -σις added to a root related to Ancient Greek -τις, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tis.

ellipse (English): A closed curve, the locus of a point such that...

Definitions

  1. A closed curve, the locus of a point such that...

Ancestry of “ellipse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchellipseellipse; ellipsis
2Latinellīpsis—
3Ancient GreekἔλλειψιςA falling short, defect; The conic section: an...
4Ancient Greekἐλλείπωto fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I...
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ellipse”

  • ellipses
  • ellipsoid
  • ellipsoidal
  • ellipsometry
  • ellipsometric
  • ellipsometer
  • hyperellipsoid
  • semiellipse
  • ellipsograph
  • ellipsoidally
  • hyperellipse
  • hemiellipsoidal
  • nonellipsoidal
  • hyperellipsoidal
  • superellipsoid
  • elliptograph
  • superellipse
  • hemiellipsoid
  • subellipsoidal
  • hemiellipse
  • subellipsoid
  • hypoellipse
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