Etymograph

English

gyrovector

From gyro- + vector.

Formed from gyro- + vector

Proto-Indo-European *gew- ‘to curve, to bend’

Ancient Greek γῦρος ‘circle’

English gyro-

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’

Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti ‘to be transporting’

Proto-Italic *weɣō ‘to carry, convey’

Latin vehō ‘to carry, transport, bear’

Latin vector ‘carrier, transporter’

English vector

Today it means

noun A type of vector for which addition is defined by a formula that satisfies the axioms for a gyrogroup.

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Etymograph / gyrovector