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
- A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by...
Ancestry of “isthmus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | isthmus | isthmus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἰσθμός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἶμῐ | to go; go |
Words derived from “isthmus”