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Where does “nonisotropic” come from?

nonisotropic (English) comes from English isotropic, from English iso-, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

nonisotropic (English): Not isotropic

Definitions

  1. Not isotropic

Ancestry of “nonisotropic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishisotropicHaving properties that are identical in all...
2Englishiso-equal; forms terms relating to isomers; forms...
3Ancient Greekῐ̓́σοςequal
4Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
5Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
6Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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