Etymology of the English word symmetry
the English word
symmetryderived from the Latin word
symmetria (symmetry; due proportion between parts; relative measure of parts)
derived from the Greek word
summetria, συμμετρία
derived from the Greek word
sun, σύν (together; with or together ; by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.)
derived from the Greek word
metron, μέτρον (measure; a measure ('metre'), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mē-derived from the Greek word
sumDate
The earliest known usage of symmetry in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
dissymmetry,
pseudosymmetry,
supersymmetry,
symmetrical,
symmetrizeCognates
Dutch
symmetrie, French
symétrie, German
Symmetrie, Italian
simmetria, Lithuanian
simetrija, Norwegian
symmetri, Russian
cиммeтpия, Swedish
symmetriUsage
Word found in Modern English
