Where does “isoperimetry” come from?
isoperimetry (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.
isoperimetry (English): The study of isoperimetric structures
Definitions
- The study of isoperimetric structures
Ancestry of “isoperimetry”, step by step
isoperimetry 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 perimetry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perimetry | The measurement of a perimeter; The systematic... |
| 2 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 4 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 5 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 6 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |