Where does “isocèle” come from?
isocèle (French) comes from Latin īsoscelēs, from Ancient Greek ἰσοσκελής, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.
isocèle (French): isosceles
Ancestry of “isocèle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | īsoscelēs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰσοσκελής | Having two sides equal, isosceles; Able to be... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 5 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 6 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 9 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “isocèle”