Etymology

dimensionlessness

Today it means: The quality of being dimensionless. Full definition →

English dimensionless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  8. Proto-Italic*mētis
  9. Latinmētior
  10. Latindīmētior
  11. Latindīmēnsiō
  12. Englishdimension
  13. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  15. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  16. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  17. Englishdimensionless
  18. English todaydimensionlessness

From dimensionless + -ness.

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