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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

Definitions

  1. isosceles

Ancestry of “isocèle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīsoscelēs—
2Ancient GreekἰσοσκελήςHaving two sides equal, isosceles; Able to be...
3Ancient Greekἴσοςequal , equivalent , the same as; equal to ; ...
4Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
5Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
6GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
7GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
8GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
9Old High Germandahs—
10Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
11Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
12Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
13Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
14Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “isocèle”

  • isoscel
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