Where does “geoisotherm” come from?
geoisotherm (English) comes from English isotherm, from French isotherme, from French iso-, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund — to sire, beget.
geoisotherm (English): A line or surface joining points within the Earth...
Definitions
- A line or surface joining points within the Earth...
Ancestry of “geoisotherm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | isotherm | A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather... |
| 2 | French | isotherme | isotherm; isothermal |
| 3 | French | iso- | iso- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal , equivalent , the same as; equal 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 |