Where does “hyperplane” come from?
Hyperplane derives from English plane, from Latin planum, from Latin planus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς meaning broad, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us.
hyperplane (English): An "n"-dimensional generalization of a plane; an...
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- An "n"-dimensional generalization of a plane; an...
Ancestry of “hyperplane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plane | Of a surface: flat or level; A level or flat... |
| 2 | Middle English | plane | — |
| 3 | Old French | plane | — |
| 4 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 5 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |