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Where does “nongeodesic” come from?

nongeodesic (English) comes from English geodesic, from Catalan geodèsia, from Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

nongeodesic (English): Not geodesic

Definitions

  1. Not geodesic

Ancestry of “nongeodesic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeodesicThe shortest line between two points on a...
2Catalangeodèsia—
3Latingeōdaesia—
4Ancient Greekγεωδαισίαdivision of the earth
5Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
6Latin-logia-logy; the study of
7Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
8Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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