Where does “orthogonalement” come from?
orthogonalement (French) comes from French orthogonal, from Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius, from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
orthogonalement (French): orthogonally
Ancestry of “orthogonalement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | orthogonal | orthogonal |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | orthogonalis | orthogonal |
| 3 | Latin | orthogonius | right-angled; rectangular; orthogonal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθογώνιος | right-angled; rectangular |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |