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Where does “isomerization” come from?

Isomerization comes from English isomer plus the suffix -ize, derived from Ancient Greek σθένος and μείρομαι, connected through Latin -atio and Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.

isomerization (English): the conversion of a compound into a different...

Definitions

  1. the conversion of a compound into a different...

Ancestry of “isomerization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishisomerAny of two or more compounds with the same...
2EnglishISOA disk image of an ISO 9660 file system ; also...
3Greekίσοςequal; having equal rights
4Ancient Greekἴσοςequal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ...
5Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
6Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
7GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
8GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
9GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
10Old High Germandahs—
11Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
12Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
13Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
14Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
15Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “isomerization”

  • photoisomerization
  • cycloisomerization
  • hydroisomerization
  • stereoisomerization
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