Etymology

equicharacteristic

Today it means: Of a ring: such that the ring and its residue field have the same characteristic. Full definition →

English characteristic ← Ancient Greek χᾰρᾰκτηριστῐκός (khărăktēristĭkós) ← Latin aequi-
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  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequus
  4. Latinaequi-
  5. Englishequi-
  6. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  7. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  8. Ancient Greekχαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō)
  9. Ancient Greekχᾰρᾰκτηριστῐκός (khărăktēristĭkós)
  10. Englishcharacteristic
  11. English todayequicharacteristic

From equi- + characteristic.

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