Where does “anisomerous” come from?
anisomerous (English) comes from English isomerous, from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund — to sire, beget.
anisomerous (English): Having varied parts; nonuniform
Definitions
- Having varied parts; nonuniform
Ancestry of “anisomerous”, step by step
anisomerous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isomerous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isomerous | Having the same number of parts |
| 2 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 3 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 6 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 7 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 9 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 10 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |