Where does “quasigeodesic” come from?

quasigeodesic (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 — resin, gum; to say, speak.

quasigeodesic (English): Of a map formula_1, having constants formula_2...

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Of a map formula_1, having constants formula_2...

Ancestry of “quasigeodesic”, step by step

quasigeodesic 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

via English geodesic

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	geodesic	The shortest line between two points on a...
2	Catalan	geodèsia	geodesy
3	Latin	geōdaesia	—
4	Ancient Greek	γεωδαισία	division of the earth
5	Ancient Greek	γεω-	earth; earth-
6	Latin	-logia	-logy; the study of
7	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
8	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu →