Where does “z-fighting” come from?

z-fighting (English) comes from English fighting, from Middle English feghtyng, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic fehtandz, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

z-fighting (English): A phenomenon in three-dimensional rendering where two or more primitives have similar values in the z-buffer, causing flickering as one is displayed varyingly behind or in front of the other

Definitions

  1. A phenomenon in three-dimensional rendering where two or more primitives have similar values in the z-buffer, causing flickering as one is displayed varyingly behind or in front of the other

Ancestry of “z-fighting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfightingpresent participle of fight; Engaged in war or...
2Middle Englishfeghtyng—
3Old Englishfeohtende—
4Proto-Germanicfehtandz—
5Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →