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Where does “isochronous” come from?

isochronous (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs — to sire, beget.

isochronous (English): Happening at regular intervals; isochronal;...

Definitions

  1. Happening at regular intervals; isochronal;...

Ancestry of “isochronous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἴσοςequal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ...
2Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
3Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
4GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
5GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
6GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
7Old High Germandahs—
8Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
9Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
10Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “isochronous”

  • isochronously
  • nonisochronous
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