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Where does “icosagrid” come from?

icosagrid (English) comes from English grid, from English griddle, from Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, from Old French greïl, from Old French graïlle, from Occitan gralha, from Vulgar Latin gracla.

icosagrid (English): An icosahedral grid

Definitions

  1. An icosahedral grid

Ancestry of “icosagrid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgridA rectangular array of squares or rectangles of...
2EnglishgriddleA stone or metal flat plate or surface on which...
3Middle Englishgridil—
4Anglo-NormangredilAlternative form of greil
5Old Frenchgreïl—
6Old Frenchgraïllegrate, grating
7Occitangralhacrow
8Vulgar Latingracla—
9Latingrācula—
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-Italic-ā—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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