Where does “symmetrically” come from?
Symmetrically derives from the English adverbial suffix -ly, which comes from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and līg-.
symmetrically (English): In a symmetrical manner; so as to show symmetry
Definitions
- In a symmetrical manner; so as to show symmetry
Ancestry of “symmetrically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | symmetrical | Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or... |
| 2 | English | symmetry | Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing... |
| 3 | Latin | symmetria | symmetry, proportion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
Words derived from “symmetrically”