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Where does “n-adic” come from?

n-adic (English) comes from English -adic, from English monadic, from Ancient Greek μοναδικός, from Ancient Greek μονάς, from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

n-adic (English): having a valency of "n"; Of the order "n"

Definitions

  1. having a valency of "n"; Of the order "n"

Ancestry of “n-adic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-adicHaving a specified adicity
2Englishmonadicof or relating to a monad; univalent; of or...
3Ancient Greekμοναδικόςsingle
4Ancient Greekμονάςalone, solitary, isolated; special feminine form...
5TranslingualChlamydomonas—
6Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
7Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
8Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
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