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Where does “anisotropicity” come from?

anisotropicity (English) comes from English anisotropic, from English isotropic, from English iso-, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

anisotropicity (English): The quality of being anisotropic

Definitions

  1. The quality of being anisotropic

Ancestry of “anisotropicity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanisotropicHaving properties that differ according to the...
2EnglishisotropicHaving properties that are identical in all...
3Englishiso-equal; forms terms relating to isomers; forms...
4Ancient Greekῐ̓́σοςequal
5Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
6Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
7Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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