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Where does “ἴσος” come from?

ἴσος (Ancient Greek) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz — to sire, beget.

ἴσος (Ancient Greek): equal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ...

Definitions

  1. equal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ...

Ancestry of “ἴσος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
2Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
3GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
4GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
5GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
6Old High Germandahs—
7Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
8Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
9Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
11Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “ἴσος”

  • bar
  • ISO
  • isotope
  • toolbar
  • barometer
  • isotropic
  • isotopic
  • barring
  • anisotropy
  • bartender
  • anisotropic
  • barrister
  • isothermal
  • sidebar
  • barometric
  • isometric
  • crowbar
  • isomorphism
  • barman
  • isoform
  • isosceles
  • hyperbaric
  • isotherm
  • barmaid
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