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geometria
Greek · ancient
"earth measurement"
literally earth measurement, from ge (earth) and metron (measure)
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geometrie
Old French · medieval
"the mathematics of shapes and space"
carried into French mathematical vocabulary
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geometry
English · 1300s
"the branch of mathematics dealing with shapes and space"
settled as the English name for the branch of mathematics
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