Where does “zygomorphic” come from?
zygomorphic (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.
zygomorphic (English): having bilateral symmetry
Definitions
- having bilateral symmetry
Ancestry of “zygomorphic”, step by step
zygomorphic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morphic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morphic | Of or pertaining to shape or form; morphological;... |
| 2 | English | morph | A physical form representing some morpheme in... |
| 3 | English | morphism | An arrow in a category; an abstraction that... |
| 4 | English | isomorphism | Similarity of form; A one-to-one correspondence |
| 5 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 6 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 9 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 10 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 11 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 12 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 13 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
via English zygo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zygo | — |