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Where does “ίσος” come from?

ίσος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs — to sire, beget.

ίσος (Greek): equal; having equal rights

Definitions

  1. equal; having equal rights

Ancestry of “ίσος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ίσος”

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