English
isocryme
Isocryme comes from Ancient Greek κρυμός ‘cold, chilliness’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρυμόςkrumós‘cold, chilliness’
- Englishtodayisocryme
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρυμόςkrumós‘cold, chilliness’
- Englishtodayisocryme
The story
Coined by James D. Dana in 1854, who glossed κρυμός as "extreme cold".
Every English word from Ancient Greek κρυμός
Today it means
noun An isoline connecting points on the Earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κρυμός / isocryme