Where does “isocolloid” come from?
isocolloid (English) comes from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.
isocolloid (English): A colloid having the same composition in every...
Definitions
- A colloid having the same composition in every...
Ancestry of “isocolloid”, step by step
isocolloid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ISO
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 2 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 5 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 6 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 9 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English colloid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colloid | Glue-like; gelatinous; A stable system of two... |
| 2 | French | colloïde | colloid |
| 3 | French | colle | glue; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | colla | nominative plural of collum; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 6 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |