Where does “monomial” come from?
monomial (English) comes from English mononomial, from English -nomial, from Ancient Greek νομός, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
monomial (English): Relative to a polynomial consisting of one term;...
Definitions
- Relative to a polynomial consisting of one term;...
Ancestry of “monomial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mononomial | Having a single name |
| 2 | English | -nomial | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νομός | pasture, field; herbage, food; division,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |