Where does “planispirally” come from?
planispirally (English) comes from English planispiral, from English spiral, from Middle French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe — trump, trumpet; trumpet.
planispirally (English): In a planispiral fashion
Ancestry of “planispirally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | planispiral | coiled in the plane |
| 2 | English | spiral | A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates... |
| 3 | Middle French | spirale | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | spiralis | spiraling |
| 5 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 6 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 7 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 8 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 9 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |