Where does “symmetrical” come from?
symmetrical (English) comes from English symmetry, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
symmetrical (English): Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or...
Definitions
- Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or...
Ancestry of “symmetrical”, 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 “symmetrical”
- asymmetrical
- symmetrically
- unsymmetrical
- nonsymmetrical
- antisymmetrical
- unsymmetrically
- dissymmetrical
- axisymmetrical
- nonsymmetrically
- pseudosymmetrical
- supersymmetrical
- symmetricalness
- monosymmetrical
- nonaxisymmetrical
- hypersymmetrical
- centrosymmetrical
- polysymmetrical
- oversymmetrical
- persymmetrical
- quasisymmetrical
- subsymmetrical
- symmetricality
- asymmetricalness
- centrosymmetrically