Where does “orthosymmetric” come from?
orthosymmetric (English) comes from English symmetric, from English symmetry, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
orthosymmetric (English): That has equal elements of the secondary diagonal
Definitions
- That has equal elements of the secondary diagonal
Ancestry of “orthosymmetric”, step by step
orthosymmetric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English symmetric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symmetric | Symmetrical; Of a relation "R" on a set "S", such... |
| 2 | English | symmetry | Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing... |
| 3 | Latin | symmetria | symmetry, proportion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
via English ortho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ortho | An isomer of a benzene derivative having two... |