Where does “orthomorphism” come from?
orthomorphism (English) comes from English morphism, from English isomorphism, from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel — to sire, beget.
orthomorphism (English): A morphism that is also a permutation
Definitions
- A morphism that is also a permutation
Ancestry of “orthomorphism”, step by step
orthomorphism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morphism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morphism | An arrow in a category; an abstraction that... |
| 2 | English | isomorphism | Similarity of form; A one-to-one correspondence |
| 3 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 4 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 7 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 8 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 9 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 10 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 11 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English ortho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ortho | An isomer of a benzene derivative having two... |