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Where does “ellipsoidal” come from?

Ellipsoidal derives from English ellipsoid, from Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.

ellipsoidal (English): Alternative form of ellipsoid; Of or pertaining...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ellipsoid; Of or pertaining...

Ancestry of “ellipsoidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishellipsoidA surface, all of whose cross sections are...
2English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “ellipsoidal”

  • ellipsoidally
  • hemiellipsoidal
  • nonellipsoidal
  • hyperellipsoidal
  • subellipsoidal
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