Where does “ἰσομέτρητος” come from?
ἰσομέτρητος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
ἰσομέτρητος (Ancient Greek): of equal measure; isometric
Definitions
- of equal measure; isometric
Ancestry of “ἰσομέτρητος”, step by step
ἰσομέτρητος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῐ̓́σος | equal |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάρος | weight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Ancient Greek μέτρον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |