Where does “anisotropy” come from?
anisotropy (English) comes from English isotropy, 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.
anisotropy (English): The property of being directionally dependent;...
Definitions
- The property of being directionally dependent;...
Ancestry of “anisotropy”, step by step
anisotropy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isotropy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isotropy | The property of being identical, or having the... |
| 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 |
via English an-#Prefix_2
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | an-#Prefix_2 | — |