Where does “pseudovector” come from?
pseudovector (English) comes from English vector, from Latin vector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
pseudovector (English): A quantity that transforms like a vector under a...
Definitions
- A quantity that transforms like a vector under a...
Ancestry of “pseudovector”, step by step
pseudovector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vector | A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and... |
| 2 | Latin | vector | bearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Catalan vector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vector | vector |