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