Where does “trapezoidale” come from?
trapezoidale (Italian) comes from Italian trapezoide, from Italian trapezio, from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
trapezoidale (Italian): trapezoidal
Ancestry of “trapezoidale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | trapezoide | trapezoid, trapezoidal; trapezoid, trapezoid... |
| 2 | Italian | trapezio | trapezium, trapezoid; trapeze; trapezium,... |
| 3 | Late Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |