Where does “huvuddiagonal” come from?
huvuddiagonal (Swedish) comes from Swedish Huvud, from Old Swedish hovuþ, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
huvuddiagonal (Swedish): main diagonal
Definitions
- main diagonal
Ancestry of “huvuddiagonal”, step by step
huvuddiagonal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Huvud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Huvud | head |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hovuþ | head |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 4 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish diagonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | diagonal | diagonal |
| 2 | Latin | diagōnālis | diagonal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαγώνιος | from angle to angle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |