Where does “exomorphism” come from?
exomorphism (English) comes from English morph, from English morphism, from English isomorphism, from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל.
exomorphism (English): A change in a rock that happens when igneous...
Definitions
- A change in a rock that happens when igneous...
Ancestry of “exomorphism”, step by step
exomorphism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morph | A physical form representing some morpheme in... |
| 2 | English | morphism | An arrow in a category; an abstraction that... |
| 3 | English | isomorphism | Similarity of form; A one-to-one correspondence |
| 4 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 5 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 8 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 9 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 10 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 11 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 12 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |