Etymology of the English word orthonormal
the English word
orthonormalusing the English prefix
ortho-derived from the English word
normalderived from the Late Latin word
normalisderived from the Latin word
norma (rule, square used by carpenters, hence standard viewpoint; rule; carpenter's square; standard, pattern)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gno-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gnō-Usage
Word found in Modern English