Etymology

quasiplanar

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Today it means: Having some characteristics of a planar system or device Full definition →

English planar ← Latin quasī̆ ← Proto-Italic *sei
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
  7. Latinquam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*só
  9. Proto-Italic*sei
  10. Latinsī
  11. Latinquasī̆
  12. Englishquasi-
  13. Englishplanar
  14. English todayquasiplanar

From quasi- + planar.

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