Where does “lemniscus” come from?
Lemniscus comes from Latin lemniscus, from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος, derived from the island of Λῆμνος in Ancient Greek, with the suffix -iskos from Proto-Indo-European.
lemniscus (English): One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior...
Definitions
- One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior...
Ancestry of “lemniscus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lēmniscus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λημνῐ́σκος | woollen fillet, ribbon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λῆμνος | a Greek island Lemnos |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤋𐤁𐤍 | white |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | laban- | dairy |