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Where does “ορθογώνιος” come from?

ορθογώνιος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ορθογώνιος (Greek): orthogonal, right-angled, rectangular

Definitions

  1. orthogonal, right-angled, rectangular

Ancestry of “ορθογώνιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθογώνιοςright-angled; rectangular
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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