rhombus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- rhombus geometry
- flatfish
- (Medieval Latin) sturgeon
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhombus, spinning top, bullroarer).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ῥόμβος
Gloss
rhombus, spinning top, bullroarer
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rhombos English
- rhombus English
- antirombo Italian
- rombare Italian
- rombo Italian
- romboedro Italian
- romboide Italian
- ромб Russian
- ромбик Russian
- arromar Spanish, Castilian
- rombo Spanish, Castilian
- romo Spanish, Castilian
- rumbo Spanish, Castilian
- rumboso Spanish, Castilian
- ῥομβοειδής Ancient Greek
- ῥόμβος Ancient Greek
- rombo Portuguese
- rombe Danish
- romb Serbo-Croatian
- ромб Serbo-Croatian
- rombe Catalan, Valencian
- rumb Catalan, Valencian
- ρόμβος Greek (modern)
- ромб Kazakh