Where does “posynomial” come from?
posynomial (English) comes from English positive, from Old French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
posynomial (English): A function of the form formula_1, where all the...
Definitions
- A function of the form formula_1, where all the...
Ancestry of “posynomial”, step by step
posynomial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English positive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | positive | Not negative or neutral; Formally laid down;... |
| 2 | Old French | positif | — |
| 3 | Latin | posītivus | positive |
| 4 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English polynomial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polynomial | An expression consisting of a sum of a finite... |
| 2 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |