Where does “pyramidwise” come from?

pyramidwise (English) comes from English wise, from Middle English wys, from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

pyramidwise (English): In the form of a pyramid

Definitions

  1. In the form of a pyramid

Ancestry of “pyramidwise”, step by step

pyramidwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English pyramid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyramidAn ancient massive construction with a square or...
2Frenchpyramidepyramid
3Old Frenchpiramidepyramid
4Latinpȳramisa pyramid
5Ancient Greekπυραμίςpyramid; a type of cake
6Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →