Where does “metacentric” come from?
metacentric (English) comes from French métacentrique, from French centrique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
metacentric (English): Of or pertaining to a metacenter; Of a...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a metacenter; Of a...
Ancestry of “metacentric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métacentrique | metacentric |
| 2 | French | centrique | centric; central |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |