Where does “isosceles” come from?
Isosceles comes from Latin isosceles, from Ancient Greek ἰσοσκελής, combining ἴσος meaning equal with a root from Proto-Indo-European skélos meaning leg, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-.
isosceles (English): Having two sides of equal length, used...
Definitions
- Having two sides of equal length, used...
Ancestry of “isosceles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | īsoscelēs | isosceles having equal legs |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰσοσκελής | Having two sides equal, isosceles; Able to be... |
| 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 |