Where does “alloisomeric” come from?
alloisomeric (English) comes from English isomeric, from English isomer, from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel — to sire, beget.
alloisomeric (English): Relating to an alloisomer or to alloisomerism
Definitions
- Relating to an alloisomer or to alloisomerism
Ancestry of “alloisomeric”, step by step
alloisomeric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isomeric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isomeric | Being an isomer; Exhibiting isomerism |
| 2 | English | isomer | Any of two or more compounds with the same... |
| 3 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 4 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 7 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 8 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 9 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 10 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 11 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English allo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allo | Alternative spelling of 'allo |
| 2 | English | allosexual | Directed toward or involving another person... |
| 3 | English | allo- | different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |