Where does “pentaprism” come from?
pentaprism (English) comes from English prism, from Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
pentaprism (English): A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most...
Definitions
- A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most...
Ancestry of “pentaprism”, step by step
pentaprism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prism | A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size... |
| 2 | Late Latin | prisma | prism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρίσμα | Anything sawn, sawdust; A prism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via English penta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penta | — |