English
ellipticalness
From elliptical + -ness.
Formed from elliptical + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave behind’
Ancient Greek λείπω ‘to leave’
Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω ‘I leave out, omit’
Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός ‘defective’
English elliptical
Today it means
noun Quality of being elliptical.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ellipticalness