Where does “octonionic” come from?
octonionic (English) comes from English octonion, from English quaternion, from Middle English quaternioun, from Latin quaterniō, from Latin quaternī, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor — and.
octonionic (English): Of or pertaining to octonions
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to octonions
Ancestry of “octonionic”, step by step
octonionic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English octonion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | octonion | An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a... |
| 2 | English | quaternion | A group or set of four people or things; A word... |
| 3 | Middle English | quaternioun | An ancient Roman leader of a squad of four soldiers |
| 4 | Latin | quaterniō | The number four (e.g. on a dice) |
| 5 | Latin | quaternī | — |
| 6 | Latin | quaternus | four each; four at a time |
| 7 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 8 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 9 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 11 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |