Etymology

isodapane

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Today it means: An isoline joining points on a map with the same total transport costs. Full definition →

German Isodapane ← Ancient Greek δαπάνη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδαπάνη“cost”
  2. German · borrowed fromIsodapane
  3. English todayisodapane

Borrowed from German Isodapane, coined by Alfred Weber. Equivalent to iso- + Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē, “cost”).

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