Etymology

paraproduct

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Today it means: A non-commutative bilinear operator acting on functions that in some sense is like the product of the two functions it acts on. Full definition →

English product ← Middle English product ← Latin prōductus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  15. Proto-Italic*doukō
  16. Latindūcō
  17. Latinprōdūcō
  18. Latinprōductus
  19. Middle Englishproduct
  20. Englishproduct
  21. English todayparaproduct

From para- + product.

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