Etymology

isorcin

I1S1O1R1C3I1N1

Today it means: A synthetic metamer of orcin. Full definition →

English orcin ← French orcine ← New Latin orcina
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  5. Proto-Italic*ausis
  6. Latinauris
  7. Latinauricula
  8. Latinōricula
  9. Italianoricello
  10. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  11. Old Catalanorxella
  12. Old Frenchorchel
  13. Frenchorseille
  14. Dutchorseille
  15. New Latinorcina
  16. Frenchorcine
  17. Englishorcin
  18. English todayisorcin

From iso- + orcin.

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