Etymology

lagrangian

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Today it means: Of or relating to Joseph Louis Lagrange (Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia). Full definition →

French Lagrange ← Italian Lagrangia
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  1. Italian · derived fromLagrangia
  2. French · derived fromLagrange
  3. English todayLagrangian

From Lagrange + -ian. Named after Italian nautralist Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia (Joseph-Louis Lagrange) who became a Frenchman. From French Lagrange, from Italian Lagrangia. By surface analysis, Lagrangia + -ian.

Words from the same roots

FrenchLagrange all →

LagrangeDelagrange

ItalianLagrangia all →

Lagrangia

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