Where does “säteittäissymmetrinen” come from?
säteittäissymmetrinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish symmetrinen, from English symmetric, from English symmetry, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
säteittäissymmetrinen (Finnish): radially symmetric
Definitions
- radially symmetric
Ancestry of “säteittäissymmetrinen”, step by step
säteittäissymmetrinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish symmetrinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | symmetrinen | symmetric |
| 2 | English | symmetric | Symmetrical; Of a relation "R" on a set "S", such... |
| 3 | English | symmetry | Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing... |
| 4 | Latin | symmetria | symmetry, proportion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
via Finnish säteittäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säteittäinen | radial; hub-and-spoke |
| 2 | Finnish | säteittäin | radially |
| 3 | Finnish | Säde | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sadek | precipitation |
| 5 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 6 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 8 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |