Etymograph

English

Isère

Isère comes from French Isère, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *isərós ‘vigorous, quick’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*isərós‘vigorous, quick’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIsara
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentIsère
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*isərós‘vigorous, quick’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIsara
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentIsère
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *isərós / Isère