Where does “asymmetrisk” come from?
asymmetrisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål a, from Danish ah, from English ah, from Chinese 阿, from English aren’t, from English -n’t, from English Not, from Middle English not — vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
asymmetrisk (Norwegian Bokmål): asymmetric, asymmetrical
Definitions
- asymmetric, asymmetrical
Ancestry of “asymmetrisk”, step by step
asymmetrisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | a | the letter a, the first letter of the Norwegian... |
| 2 | Danish | ah | oh |
| 3 | English | ah | An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort,... |
| 4 | Chinese | 阿 | — |
| 5 | English | aren’t | are not (negative auxiliary) |
| 6 | English | -n’t | — |
| 7 | English | Not | — |
| 8 | Middle English | not | not; nothing, nought; nobody, no person |
| 9 | Middle English | nought | nothing, none; not; iniquitous, wicked |
| 10 | Old English | nōwiht | — |
| 11 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | *ne | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | nē | not |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål symmetrisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | symmetrisk | symmetrical, symmetric |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | symmetri | symmetry |
| 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 |