Where does “ἰσοσκελής” come from?
ἰσοσκελής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs — to sire, beget.
ἰσοσκελής (Ancient Greek): Having two sides equal, isosceles; Able to be...
Definitions
- Having two sides equal, isosceles; Able to be...
Ancestry of “ἰσοσκελής”, step by step
ἰσοσκελής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἴσος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 3 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 4 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 5 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 6 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 7 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |