Where does “quasisymmetric” come from?

quasisymmetric (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.

quasisymmetric (English): Almost but not quite symmetric

Definitions

  1. Almost but not quite symmetric

Ancestry of “quasisymmetric”, step by step

quasisymmetric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishquasiresembling or having a likeness to something
2Latinquasias if; as
3Latinquāwhere
4Latinquīwho, that, which, what
5Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
6Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English symmetric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsymmetricSymmetrical; Of a relation "R" on a set "S", such...
2EnglishsymmetryExact correspondence on either side of a dividing...
3Latinsymmetriasymmetry, proportion
4Ancient Greekσυμμετρίαcommensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a...
5Ancient Greekσύμμετροςsymmetrical
6Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
7Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu