Where does “isovector” come from?

isovector (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.

isovector (English): A form of vector associated with isospin

Definitions

  1. A form of vector associated with isospin

Ancestry of “isovector”, step by step

isovector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ISO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishISOThe International Organization for Standardization
2Greekίσοςequal; having equal rights
3Ancient Greekἴσοςequal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (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

via English vector

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvectorA directed quantity, one with both magnitude and...
2Latinvectorbearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus