Where does “semifractal” come from?
semifractal (English) comes from English fractal, from French fractal, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
semifractal (English): Partially fractal; Such an object
Definitions
- Partially fractal; Such an object
Ancestry of “semifractal”, step by step
semifractal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fractal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fractal | A mathematical set that has a non-integer and... |
| 2 | French | fractal | fractal; Synonym of fractale |
| 3 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 4 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |