Where does “quasiconformal” come from?
quasiconformal (English) comes from English quasi, from Latin quasi, from Latin quā, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
quasiconformal (English): Nearly, but not quite, conformal
Definitions
- Nearly, but not quite, conformal
Ancestry of “quasiconformal”, step by step
quasiconformal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quasi | resembling or having a likeness to something |
| 2 | Latin | quasi | as if; as |
| 3 | Latin | quā | where |
| 4 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 5 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 6 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English conformal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conformal | That conforms, especially to the shape of... |
| 2 | English | conform | To act in accordance with expectations; to behave... |
| 3 | Middle English | conformen | To obey or assent to; to become compliant with |
| 4 | Latin | conformo | I form, fashion or shape; I outline or describe |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 8 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |