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Where does “gyrodiagonal” come from?

gyrodiagonal (English) comes from English diagonal, from Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

gyrodiagonal (English): A diagonal in gyrovector space

Definitions

  1. A diagonal in gyrovector space

Ancestry of “gyrodiagonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiagonalJoining two nonadjacent vertices; Having slanted...
2Middle Frenchdiagonal—
3Latindiagōnālis—
4Ancient Greekδιαγώνιοςfrom angle to angle
5Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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