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Where does “simétrico” come from?

simétrico (Portuguese) comes from Latin symmētricus, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία, from Ancient Greek σύμμετρος, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

simétrico (Portuguese): symmetrical

Definitions

  1. symmetrical

Ancestry of “simétrico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsymmētricus—
2Ancient Greekσυμμετρίαcommensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a...
3Ancient Greekσύμμετροςsymmetrical
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument

Words derived from “simétrico”

  • assimetricamente
  • assimétrico
  • antissimétrico
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