Where does “orthonormalize” come from?
orthonormalize (English) comes from English orthonormal, from English orthogonal, from Middle French orthogonal, from Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius, from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
orthonormalize (English): To make a set of vectors both orthogonal and...
Definitions
- To make a set of vectors both orthogonal and...
Ancestry of “orthonormalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orthonormal | Of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and... |
| 2 | English | orthogonal | Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to... |
| 3 | Middle French | orthogonal | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | orthogonalis | orthogonal |
| 5 | Latin | orthogonius | right-angled; rectangular; orthogonal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθογώνιος | right-angled; rectangular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |