geometría (Spanish)
Where does "geometría" come from?
The Spanish word 'geometría' traces its origins back to Ancient Greek, where it served as a compound description for the measurement of the earth. It later passed into Latin as 'geometria' before eventually evolving into its current form in Spanish, maintaining its identity as the branch of mathematics concerned with shapes and space.
Full etymology tree
- geometría (Spanish), 'geometry (branch of mathematics)'
- inherited geometria (Latin), 'geometry'
- borrowed γεωμετρία (geōmetría) (Ancient Greek), 'geometry'
- compound γῆ (gê) (Ancient Greek), 'land, earth'
- compound μετρία (metríā) (Ancient Greek), 'inflection of μέτρῐος (métrĭos):'
- derived μετρέω (metréō) (Ancient Greek), 'to measure, mete'
- derived μέτρον (métron) (Ancient Greek), 'something used to measure: measure, rule, weight'
- derived μετρέω (metréō) (Ancient Greek), 'to measure, mete'
- borrowed γεωμετρία (geōmetría) (Ancient Greek), 'geometry'
- inherited geometria (Latin), 'geometry'
Descendants and derived words
- geometría algebraica (Spanish)
- geometría analítica (Spanish)
- geometría euclidiana (Spanish)
- geometría plana (Spanish)
- geometría tropical (Spanish)
Updated July 2026
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