Where does “tetragonic” come from?
tetragonic (Romanian) comes from Greek τετραγωνικός, from Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
tetragonic (Romanian): tetragonal
Definitions
- tetragonal
Ancestry of “tetragonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | τετραγωνικός | square |
| 2 | Greek | -ικός | Γαλλία + API → γαλλικός; Γαλλία + API →... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |