Where does “bilateralsymmetrisch” come from?
bilateralsymmetrisch (German) comes from German symmetrisch, from French symétrique, from French symétrie, from German Symmetrie, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
bilateralsymmetrisch (German): bilaterally symmetric
Definitions
- bilaterally symmetric
Ancestry of “bilateralsymmetrisch”, step by step
bilateralsymmetrisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German symmetrisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | symmetrisch | symmetrical, symmetric |
| 2 | French | symétrique | symmetric, symmetrical |
| 3 | French | symétrie | symmetry |
| 4 | German | Symmetrie | symmetry |
| 5 | Latin | symmetria | symmetry, proportion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
via German bilateral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bilateral | bilateral |
| 2 | German | bi- | bi |
| 3 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 4 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |