Where does “trapezoidal” come from?
trapezoidal (Romanian) comes from French trapézoïdal, from French trapézoïde, from German Trapez, from French trapèze, from Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
trapezoidal (Romanian): trapezoidal
Definitions
- trapezoidal
Ancestry of “trapezoidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trapézoïdal | trapezoidal |
| 2 | French | trapézoïde | trapezoid; trapezoid bone |
| 3 | German | Trapez | trapeze, trapezium (gymnastics, sailing) |
| 4 | French | trapèze | trapeze; trapezium; trapezium, trapezium bone |
| 5 | Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |