Etymograph

English

catenoid

Catenoid comes from Latin catena ‘chain’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *katesnā.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*katesnā1reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatena2‘chain’
  3. Englishtodaycatenoid2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin catena, which cites Pokorny, Martirosyan
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English catenoid

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*katesnāWiktionary, Latin catena, which cites Pokorny, Martirosyanreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatenaWiktionary, English catenoid‘chain’
  3. EnglishtodaycatenoidWiktionary, English catenoid

Formed from catena + -oid

Linked words

through Latin catena ‘chain’

chain, 9 more

Today it means

noun A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “catenoid”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin catena. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *katesnā / catenoid

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