Where does “istm” come from?

istm (Romanian) comes from French isthme, from Latin isthmus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσθμός, from Ancient Greek εἶμῐ — to go; go.

istm (Romanian): isthmus

Definitions

  1. isthmus

Ancestry of “istm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchisthmeisthmus
2Latinisthmusa strip of land between two seas; an isthmus
3Ancient GreekἸσθμόςIsthmus of Corinth
4Ancient Greekεἶμῐto go; go
Every word from Ancient Greek εἶμῐ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰσθμός →Every word from Latin isthmus →