The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἴσος“equal”
- English todayisobar
From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + βάρος (báros, “weight”), equivalent to iso- + bar-.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
isobar
Today it means: A line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant pressure. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἴσος