Where does “isogrid” come from?
isogrid (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.
isogrid (English): A partially hollowed-out structure formed usually from a single metal plate (or face sheet) with triangular integral stiffening ribs, and used in aerospace applications
Definitions
- A partially hollowed-out structure formed usually from a single metal plate (or face sheet) with triangular integral stiffening ribs, and used in aerospace applications
Ancestry of “isogrid”, step by step
isogrid 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 grid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grid | A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of... |
| 2 | English | griddle | A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which... |
| 3 | Middle English | gridil | An iron grate or grid |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | gredil | Alternative form of greil |
| 5 | Old French | greïl | grill (usually metal mesh suitable for being exposed to fire) |
| 6 | Old French | graïlle | grate, grating |
| 7 | Occitan | gralha | crow |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | gracla | — |
| 9 | Latin | grācula | (female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) |
| 10 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |