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Where does “bidimensional” come from?

bidimensional (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dimensional, from Portuguese dimensão, from Latin dimensio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bidimensional (Portuguese): two-dimensional, bidimensional

Definitions

  1. two-dimensional, bidimensional

Ancestry of “bidimensional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedimensionaldimensional
2Portuguesedimensãodimension; dimension; aspect; size; extent; scope
3Latindimensiomeasuring; measurement; dimension
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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