Where does “isodensity” come from?
isodensity (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.
isodensity (English): A region having constant density
Definitions
- A region having constant density
Ancestry of “isodensity”, step by step
isodensity 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 density
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | density | A measure of the mass of matter contained by a... |
| 2 | Middle French | densité | — |
| 3 | Old French | dempsité | — |
| 4 | Latin | densitas | thickness; density; abundance |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |