Where does “gyroviscosity” come from?
gyroviscosity (English) comes from English gyro, from English gyroscope, from French gyroscope, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
gyroviscosity (English): gyroscopic viscosity
Definitions
- gyroscopic viscosity
Ancestry of “gyroviscosity”, step by step
gyroviscosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gyro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gyro | A gyroscope; A gyrocompass; An autogyro |
| 2 | English | gyroscope | an apparatus composed of a wheel which spins... |
| 3 | French | gyroscope | gyroscope |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English viscosity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | viscosity | The state of being viscous; A quantity expressing... |
| 2 | Middle French | viscosité | — |
| 3 | Old French | viscosité | viscosity |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | viscositas | — |