Etymology

supergeometry

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Today it means: A differential geometry of modules over graded commutative algebras, supermanifolds and graded manifolds Full definition →

English geometry ← Middle English gemetry ← Old French geometrie
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  8. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  9. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  10. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  13. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  14. Ancient Greekγεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)
  15. Latingeōmetria
  16. Old Frenchgeometrie
  17. Middle Englishgemetry
  18. Englishgeometry
  19. English todaysupergeometry

From super- + geometry.

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