Where does “nichteuklidisch” come from?
nichteuklidisch (German) comes from German euklidisch, from German Euklid, from Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης, from Ancient Greek Εὐκλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλέης, from Ancient Greek κλέος, from Proto-Hellenic kléwos — to cover; to incline.
nichteuklidisch (German): non-Euclidean
Definitions
- non-Euclidean
Ancestry of “nichteuklidisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | euklidisch | Euclidean |
| 2 | German | Euklid | Euclid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Εὐκλείδης | in particular, the mathematician Euclid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Εὐκλῆς | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κλῆς | An element found in given names |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κλέης | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλέος | rumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kléwos | fame |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |