Where does “nongyrotropic” come from?
nongyrotropic (English) comes from English gyrotropic, from English gyrotropy, from English gyro, from English gyroscope, from French gyroscope, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
nongyrotropic (English): Not gyrotropic
Definitions
- Not gyrotropic
Ancestry of “nongyrotropic”, step by step
nongyrotropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gyrotropic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gyrotropic | Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting gyrotropy |
| 2 | English | gyrotropy | The helical movement of electromagnetic radiation... |
| 3 | English | gyro | A gyroscope; A gyrocompass; An autogyro |
| 4 | English | gyroscope | an apparatus composed of a wheel which spins... |
| 5 | French | gyroscope | gyroscope |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |