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Where does “trapezial” come from?

trapezial (English) comes from English trapezium, from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

trapezial (English): In the form of a trapezium; Of or pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. In the form of a trapezium; Of or pertaining to...

Ancestry of “trapezial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrapeziumA four-sided polygon with two sides parallel; A...
2Late Latintrapeziumtrapezium, trapezoid
3Ancient Greekτραπέζιονirregular quadrilateral; little table; small...
4Ancient Greekτράπεζαa table
5Ancient Greek*τετράπεζα—
6Ancient Greekπέζαfoot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,...
7Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “trapezial”

  • scaphotrapezial
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