Where does “nongeometric” come from?
nongeometric (English) comes from English geometric, from French géométrique, from French géométrie, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
nongeometric (English): Not geometric
Definitions
- Not geometric
Ancestry of “nongeometric”, step by step
nongeometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geometric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geometric | Of or relating to geometry; Increasing or... |
| 2 | French | géométrique | geometric |
| 3 | French | géométrie | geometry |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεωμετρία | geometry, land-survey |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεωμέτρης | land measurer |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 7 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |