Where does “monotonicity” come from?
Monotonicity derives from English monotonic, Ancient Greek -ικός, Latin -itas, Proto-Indo-European -kos, Latin -itatem, Latin -itas, and Proto-Indo-European -it-.
monotonicity (English): The state of being monotonic; "Said of a positive...
Definitions
- The state of being monotonic; "Said of a positive...
Ancestry of “monotonicity”, step by step
monotonicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monotonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monotonic | of or using the Greek system of diacritics which... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μονότονος | monotone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |