Where does “szimmetriatengely” come from?
szimmetriatengely (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szimmetria, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
szimmetriatengely (Hungarian): axis of symmetry
Definitions
- axis of symmetry
Ancestry of “szimmetriatengely”, step by step
szimmetriatengely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szimmetria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szimmetria | symmetry |
| 2 | Latin | symmetria | symmetry, proportion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
via Hungarian tengely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tengely | shaft, axle, spindle; axis |