Where does “k-adic” come from?

k-adic (English) comes from English -adic, from English monadic, from Ancient Greek μοναδικός, from Ancient Greek μονάς, from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

k-adic (English): Of or pertaining to k-adic notation or the k-adic numbers

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to k-adic notation or the k-adic numbers

Ancestry of “k-adic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-adicHaving a specified adicity
2Englishmonadicof or relating to a monad; univalent; of or...
3Ancient Greekμοναδικόςsingle
4Ancient Greekμονάςalone, solitary, isolated; special feminine form...
5TranslingualChlamydomonasgenus
6Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
7Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
8Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύραEvery word from Ancient Greek σαῦροςEvery word from Translingual Chlamydomonas
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