Where does “trapezoid” come from?
trapezoid (Polish) comes from French trapézoïde, from German Trapez, from French trapèze, from Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
trapezoid (Polish): trapezium; irregular quadrilateral
Definitions
- trapezium; irregular quadrilateral
Ancestry of “trapezoid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trapézoïde | trapezoid; trapezoid bone |
| 2 | German | Trapez | trapeze, trapezium (gymnastics, sailing) |
| 3 | French | trapèze | trapeze; trapezium; trapezium, trapezium bone |
| 4 | Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |