Where does “elliptograph” come from?
elliptograph (English) comes from English ellipsograph, from English ellipse, from French ellipse, from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
elliptograph (English): Alternative form of ellipsograph
Definitions
- Alternative form of ellipsograph
Ancestry of “elliptograph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ellipsograph | A mechanical instrument used to trace out an... |
| 2 | English | ellipse | A closed curve, the locus of a point such that... |
| 3 | French | ellipse | ellipse; ellipsis |
| 4 | Latin | ellīpsis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλλειψις | A falling short, defect; The conic section: an... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλλείπω | to fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |