Where does “slantendicularly” come from?
slantendicularly (English) comes from English slantendicular, from English perpendicular, from Middle French perpendiculaire, from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendiculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
slantendicularly (English): obliquely; indirectly
Definitions
- obliquely; indirectly
Ancestry of “slantendicularly”, step by step
slantendicularly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slantendicular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slantendicular | oblique; indirect |
| 2 | English | perpendicular | at or forming a right angle; Exactly upright;... |
| 3 | Middle French | perpendiculaire | — |
| 4 | Old French | perpendiculer | — |
| 5 | Latin | perpendiculum | plumbline, plummet |
| 6 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |