Etymology

isochronal

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Today it means: Having the same duration. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἴσος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἴσος“equal”
  2. English todayisochronal

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -al.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἴσος all →

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