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Where does “limaçon” come from?

limaçon (English) comes from French limaçon, from Latin līmāx, from English limacology, from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ.

limaçon (English): A plane curve with polar equation formula_1 or...

Definitions

  1. A plane curve with polar equation formula_1 or...

Ancestry of “limaçon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlimaçonsnail; spiral staircase
2Latinlīmāx—
3EnglishlimacologyThe scientific study of slugs
4English-logyA branch of learning; a study of a particular...
5French-logie-logy
6Latin-logia-logy; the study of
7Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱ—
Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ →