Where does “ortogonalità” come from?
ortogonalità (Italian) comes from Italian ortogonale, from French orthogonal, from Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius, from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
ortogonalità (Italian): orthogonality
Definitions
- orthogonality
Ancestry of “ortogonalità”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ortogonale | orthogonal |
| 2 | French | orthogonal | orthogonal |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | orthogonalis | orthogonal |
| 4 | Latin | orthogonius | right-angled; rectangular; orthogonal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθογώνιος | right-angled; rectangular |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |