Meanings
prefix
- linear algebraForms terms pertaining to or related to eigenvectors, eigenvalues; especially for naming mathematical objects which are not affected by a given linear transformation except for by scalar multiplication.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eyḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₂óyḱe
- Proto-Germanic*aiganą
- Proto-Germanic*aiganaz
- Proto-West Germanic*aigan
- Old High Germaneigan
- Middle High Germaneigen
- Germaneigen
- Englisheigen-
Borrowed from German eigen (“own”). Many of the compounds represent partial translations from German, e.g. eigenvalue from German Eigenwert. Doublet of own.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish egen-
- egen-Translations
French propre
- propreTranslations
German eigen
- eigenTranslations
Greek ιδιο-
- ιδιο- (idio-)Translations
Hindi अभिलक्षणिक
- अभिलक्षणिक (abhilakṣaṇik)Translations
Norwegian egen-
- egen-Translations
Polish własny
- własnyTranslations
Portuguese auto-, próprio
- auto-Translations
- próprioTranslations
Russian со́бственный
- со́бственный (sóbstvennyj)Translations
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APA
eigen-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigen-
MLA
“eigen-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigen-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eigen-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigen-.
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