Etymology of the English word geodesic
the English word
geodesicderived from the English word
geodesyderived from the French word
geodesiederived from the Greek word
geodaisia, γεωδαισία
using the Greek prefix
geo-, γεω-
derived from the Greek word
ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)
derived from the Greek word
daiein, δαίω
Derivations in other languages
Italian
geodesicoUsage
Word found in Modern English
