Where does “metacentricity” come from?
metacentricity (English) comes from English metacentric, 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'.
metacentricity (English): The quality of being metacentric
Definitions
- The quality of being metacentric
Ancestry of “metacentricity”, step by step
metacentricity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metacentric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metacentric | Of or pertaining to a metacenter; Of a... |
| 2 | French | métacentrique | metacentric |
| 3 | French | centrique | centric; central |
| 4 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 6 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |