Where does “symmetric” come from?
Symmetric derives from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, composed of Ancient Greek συν- (with) and μέτρον (measure), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "together" and "measure."
symmetric (English): Symmetrical; Of a relation "R" on a set "S", such...
Definitions
- Symmetrical; Of a relation "R" on a set "S", such...
Ancestry of “symmetric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symmetry | Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing... |
| 2 | Latin | symmetria | symmetry, proportion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
Words derived from “symmetric”
- asymmetric
- asymmetrically
- axisymmetric
- antisymmetric
- supersymmetric
- nonsymmetric
- unsymmetric
- centrosymmetric
- noncentrosymmetric
- dissymmetric
- nonaxisymmetric
- monosymmetric
- bisymmetric
- symmetricity
- axisymmetrically
- pseudosymmetric
- nonsupersymmetric
- antisymmetrically
- dissymmetrically
- persymmetric
- quasisymmetric
- asymmetricity
- isosymmetric
- semisymmetric