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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

  1. axis of symmetry

Ancestry of “szimmetriatengely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszimmetriasymmetry
2Latinsymmetriasymmetry, proportion
3Ancient Greekσυμμετρίαcommensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a...
4Ancient Greekσύμμετροςsymmetrical
5Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument

Words derived from “szimmetriatengely”

  • szimmetriatengelyek
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