منشور

Senso (Inglese)

sinonimi

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/man.ʃuːr/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Derived from the passive participle of the verb نَشَرَ (našara). In the meaning of prism compare Hebrew מִנְסָרָה (minsará, “prism”) and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ (nsīrā, “prism”). Possibly Calque of Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, “something sawed”).

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