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Where does “protomorphic” come from?

protomorphic (English) comes from English morphic, from English morph, from English morphism, from English isomorphism, from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος — badger.

protomorphic (English): Having the most primitive character; in the...

Definitions

  1. Having the most primitive character; in the...

Ancestry of “protomorphic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmorphicOf or pertaining to shape or form; morphological;...
2EnglishmorphA physical form representing some morpheme in...
3EnglishmorphismAn arrow in a category; an abstraction that...
4EnglishisomorphismSimilarity of form; A one-to-one correspondence
5EnglishISOA disk image of an ISO 9660 file system ; also...
6Greekίσοςequal; having equal rights
7Ancient Greekἴσοςequal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ...
8Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
9Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
10GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
11GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
12GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
13Old High Germandahs—
14Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
15Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
Every word from Proto-Germanic þahsuz →