Etymology

codimension

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Today it means: The difference between the dimension of a space and the dimension of a given subspace of the first one. Full definition →

English dimension ← Latin dīmēnsiō ← Proto-Italic *mētis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  11. Proto-Italic*dis-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  15. Proto-Italic*mētis
  16. Latinmētior
  17. Latindīmētior
  18. Latindīmēnsiō
  19. Englishdimension
  20. English todaycodimension

From co- + dimension.

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