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Where does “isomorphism” come from?

Isomorphism derives from English -morphism combined with English -ism, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός and -μός, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European -mós.

isomorphism (English): Similarity of form; A one-to-one correspondence

Definitions

  1. Similarity of form; A one-to-one correspondence

Ancestry of “isomorphism”, step by step

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

Words derived from “isomorphism”

  • morphism
  • homomorphism
  • automorphism
  • anamorphism
  • epimorphism
  • anisomorphism
  • bimorphism
  • orthomorphism
  • antiautomorphism
  • catamorphism
  • contactomorphism
  • comorphism
  • multimorphism
  • antihomomorphism
  • gyroautomorphism
  • Hom
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