Where does “prismatic” come from?
Prismatic comes from French prismatique, which derives from Greek prismatikós, relating to a prism or object formed by sawing.
prismatic (English): Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a...
Ancestry of “prismatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | prismatique | prismatic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
Words derived from “prismatic”