English
isohyet
Isohyet comes from Ancient Greek ὑετός ‘rain’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ew-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂ew-‘to pour, scatter, rain’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔́ωhū́ō‘to rain’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑετόςhuetós‘rain’
- Englishtodayisohyet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂ew-‘to pour, scatter, rain’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̔́ωhū́ō‘to rain’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑετόςhuetós‘rain’
- Englishtodayisohyet
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ew-
Today it means
noun A line of equal rainfall on a map or chart, such as a weather map.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ew- / isohyet