Where does “zonotope” come from?
zonotope (English) comes from English polytope, from German Polytop, from German poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
zonotope (English): A polytope formed by the Minkowski sum of a...
Definitions
- A polytope formed by the Minkowski sum of a...
Ancestry of “zonotope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | polytope | A finite region of "n"-dimensional space bounded... |
| 2 | German | Polytop | — |
| 3 | German | poly- | poly- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
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