Where does “geomagic square” come from?

geomagic square (English) comes from English geometric, from French géométrique, from French géométrie, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geomagic square (English): A geometric magic square: one containing distinct...

Definitions

  1. A geometric magic square: one containing distinct...

Ancestry of “geomagic square”, step by step

geomagic square traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English geometric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeometricOf or relating to geometry; Increasing or...
2Frenchgéométriquegeometric
3Frenchgéométriegeometry
4Ancient Greekγεωμετρίαgeometry, land-survey
5Ancient Greekγεωμέτρηςland measurer
6Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
7Latin-logia-logy; the study of
8Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
9Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
10Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via English magic square

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmagic squareA palindromic square word arrangement, usually in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-