Where does “isthmus” come from?

Isthmus comes from Latin isthmus, from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός, from the Ancient Greek verb εἶμι meaning "to go," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-.

isthmus (English): A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by...

Definitions

  1. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by...

Ancestry of “isthmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinisthmusa strip of land between two seas; an isthmus
2Ancient GreekἸσθμόςIsthmus of Corinth
3Ancient Greekεἶμῐto go; go

Words derived from “isthmus”

Every word from Ancient Greek εἶμῐ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰσθμός →Every word from Latin isthmus →
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