Where does “urelement” come from?
urelement (English) comes from English Ur, from German Urkontinent, from German Kontinent, from Latin continēns, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
urelement (English): A mathematical object which is not a set but...
Definitions
- A mathematical object which is not a set but...
Ancestry of “urelement”, step by step
urelement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ur | A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago) |
| 2 | German | Urkontinent | palaeocontinent |
| 3 | German | Kontinent | continent |
| 4 | Latin | continēns | limiting, enclosing |
| 5 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English element
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | element | One of the simplest or essential parts or... |
| 2 | Middle English | element | — |
| 3 | Old French | element | — |
| 4 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |