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Where does “merőleges” come from?

merőleges (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian merő, from Hungarian mér, from Hungarian -s — Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

merőleges (Hungarian): orthogonal, perpendicular

Definitions

  1. orthogonal, perpendicular

Ancestry of “merőleges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmerőpresent participle of mer; fixed, tight, tense,...
2Hungarianmérto measure, gauge, weigh, clock, time; to strike...
3Hungarian-sAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...
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