Where does “ἰσόρροπος” come from?
ἰσόρροπος (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.
ἰσόρροπος (Ancient Greek): in equipoise, of the balance
Definitions
- in equipoise, of the balance
Ancestry of “ἰσόρροπος”, step by step
ἰσόρροπος 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 |
via Ancient Greek ῥέπω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῥέπω | to incline one way or the other; to preponderate,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |