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Where does “isothermal” come from?

Isothermal comes from New Latin isothermalis, from Ancient Greek ἴσος (equal) and θέρμη (heat).

isothermal (English): Of or pertaining to a process that takes place at...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a process that takes place at...

Ancestry of “isothermal”, 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 “isothermal”

  • isothermally
  • nonisothermal
  • isothermality
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