Where does “symmetrisch” come from?
symmetrisch (German) comes from French symétrique, from French symétrie, from German Symmetrie, 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.
symmetrisch (German): symmetrical, symmetric
Ancestry of “symmetrisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | symétrique | symmetric, symmetrical |
| 2 | French | symétrie | symmetry |
| 3 | German | Symmetrie | symmetry |
| 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 |
Words derived from “symmetrisch”