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Where does “brachistocrona” come from?

brachistocrona (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek βράχιστος, from Ancient Greek Χρόνος.

brachistocrona (Italian): brachistochrone

Definitions

  1. brachistochrone

Ancestry of “brachistocrona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβράχιστοςshortest
2Ancient GreekΧρόνος—
Every word from Ancient Greek Χρόνος →