Where does “izohipsă” come from?

izohipsă (Romanian) comes from English isohypse, from Ancient Greek ὕψος, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔́ψῐ — on high, aloft; aloft.

izohipsă (Romanian): isohypse

Definitions

  1. isohypse

Ancestry of “izohipsă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishisohypseA contour line; a line on a map connecting points...
2Ancient Greekὕψοςheight; the top, summit; high position: grandeur
3Ancient Greekῠ̔́ψῐon high, aloft; aloft
Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔́ψῐ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕψος →Every word from English isohypse →