English
gnomonic
Gnomonic comes from Latin gnōmonicus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgnōmonicus
- Englishtodaygnomonic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgnōmonicus
- Englishtodaygnomonic
Every English word from Latin gnōmonicus
Today it means
adj Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gnōmonicus / gnomonic