English
duoprism
Duoprism comes from Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω ‘to saw’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρῑ́ωprī́ō‘to saw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρίσμᾰprísmă
- Late Latinmodernprisma
- English1500–presentprism
- Englishtodayduoprism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρῑ́ωprī́ō‘to saw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρίσμᾰprísmă
- Late Latinmodernprisma
- English1500–presentprism
- Englishtodayduoprism
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass, go forth’
first, before, support, far, per, report, further, fear, press, practice, private, opportunity, price, port, pre, appreciate, afford, primary, ford, prior, forth, pregnant, prime, practical, parade, precious, prize, par, interpretation, ferry, pirate, fare, praise, privilege, porch, pardon, primitive, interpreter, afar, pragmatic, 154 more
through Ancient Greek πείρω ‘to pierce’
pore, emporium, prion, 12 more
through Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω ‘to saw’
Today it means
noun A polytope resulting from the Cartesian product of two polytopes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω / duoprism