Where does “isotropic” come from?
Isotropic comes from English -tropic, from Ancient Greek τροπή meaning "turn" or "direction," from Ancient Greek τρέπω meaning "to turn," from Proto-Indo-European trep- meaning "to turn."
isotropic (English): Having properties that are identical in all...
Definitions
- Having properties that are identical in all...
Ancestry of “isotropic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | iso- | equal; forms terms relating to isomers; forms... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῐ̓́σος | equal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάρος | weight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
Words derived from “isotropic”