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Where does “gyrocommutative” come from?

gyrocommutative (English) comes from English commutative, from French commuter, from Latin commūtō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gyrocommutative (English): Whose binary operation obeys a formula_1 b = gyr

Definitions

  1. Whose binary operation obeys a formula_1 b = gyr

Ancestry of “gyrocommutative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommutativeSuch that the order in which the operands are...
2Frenchcommuterto commute; to switch
3Latincommūtō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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