Where does “geodesic” come from?
geodesic (English) comes from Catalan geodèsia, from Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
geodesic (English): The shortest line between two points on a...
Definitions
- The shortest line between two points on a...
Ancestry of “geodesic”, step by step
geodesic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan geodèsia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | geodèsia | geodesy |
| 2 | Latin | geōdaesia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γεωδαισία | division of the earth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via French géodésique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | géodésique | geodetic |