Where does “gigantoprism” come from?
gigantoprism (English) comes from English prism, from Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
gigantoprism (English): A very large prism in tooth enamel
Definitions
- A very large prism in tooth enamel
Ancestry of “gigantoprism”, step by step
gigantoprism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prism | A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size... |
| 2 | Late Latin | prisma | prism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρίσμα | Anything sawn, sawdust; A prism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via English giganto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | giganto | giant; gigantic |