Etymology

iso-

i·so-

Today it means: Same, identical. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἴσος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἴσος“equal”
  2. English todayiso-

Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἴσος all →

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