Where does “isospin” come from?
isospin (English) comes from English isotopic, from Catalan isòtop, from Catalan iso-, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund — to sire, beget.
isospin (English): A quantum number or symmetry related to the...
Definitions
- A quantum number or symmetry related to the...
Ancestry of “isospin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | isotopic | of, or relating to isotopes; Of two presemifields... |
| 2 | Catalan | isòtop | — |
| 3 | Catalan | iso- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 6 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 7 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 9 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 10 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |