Where does “osymmetri” come from?
osymmetri (Swedish) comes from Swedish symmetri, 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.
osymmetri (Swedish): unsymmetry
Definitions
- unsymmetry
Ancestry of “osymmetri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | symmetri | symmetry |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |