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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geometric | Of or relating to geometry; Increasing or... |
| 2 | French | géométrique | geometric |
| 3 | French | géométrie | geometry |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεωμετρία | geometry, land-survey |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεωμέτρης | land measurer |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 7 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English magic square
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magic square | A palindromic square word arrangement, usually in... |