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Where does “polycount” come from?

polycount (English) comes from English count, from Middle English counten, from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

polycount (English): The total number of polygons found in a...

Definitions

  1. The total number of polygons found in a...

Ancestry of “polycount”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcountTo recite numbers in sequence; To determine the...
2Middle Englishcounten—
3Anglo-Normanconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
4Old Frenchconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
5Latincomputō—
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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