Where does “semipositone” come from?
semipositone (English) comes from English positone, from English monotone, from Latin monotonus, from Greek μονότονος, from Greek τόνος, from French tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā — to stretch, string; to cut.
semipositone (English): an eigenvalue problem that would be a positone...
Definitions
- an eigenvalue problem that would be a positone...
Ancestry of “semipositone”, step by step
semipositone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English positone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | positone | of a particular kind of eigenvalue problem... |
| 2 | English | monotone | Having a single unvaried pitch; Being, or having... |
| 3 | Latin | monotonus | unvarying in tone |
| 4 | Greek | μονότονος | monotonous, flat; dull, boring |
| 5 | Greek | τόνος | ΄ tonos; note, pitch, tone; shade |
| 6 | French | tonne | tonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular... |
| 7 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |