Where does “quermassintegral” come from?
quermassintegral (English) comes from German Quermaße, from German Quermaß, from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Definitions
Ancestry of “quermassintegral”, step by step
quermassintegral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Quermaße
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quermaße | inflection of Quermaß: ##... |
| 2 | German | Quermaß | crosswise measurement, transverse measurement |
| 3 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 4 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 6 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via English integral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | integral | Constituting a whole together with other parts or... |
| 2 | Middle French | integral | integral, necessary to the function of the whole;... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | integralis | integral; complete |
| 4 | Latin | integer | complete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *n̥tagros | untouched |