Where does “rhomboidly” come from?
rhomboidly (English) comes from English rhomboid, from Latin rhomboides, from Ancient Greek ῥομβοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
rhomboidly (English): In a rhomboid manner
Definitions
- In a rhomboid manner
Ancestry of “rhomboidly”, step by step
rhomboidly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rhomboid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhomboid | A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a... |
| 2 | Latin | rhomboides | a rhomboid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥομβοειδής | rhombus-shaped, rhomboidal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |