Where does “nonholonomic” come from?
nonholonomic (English) comes from English holonomic, from English holonomy, from English -nomy, from French -nomie, from Latin -nomia, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
nonholonomic (English): Not holonomic
Definitions
- Not holonomic
Ancestry of “nonholonomic”, step by step
nonholonomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English holonomic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | holonomic | Exhibiting holonomy |
| 2 | English | holonomy | Given a smooth closed curve "C" on a surface "M",... |
| 3 | English | -nomy | a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a... |
| 4 | French | -nomie | -nomy |
| 5 | Latin | -nomia | -nomy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |