English
isotach
Isotach comes from Ancient Greek ταχύς ‘fast’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEταχύςtakhús‘fast’
- Englishtodayisotach
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEταχύςtakhús‘fast’
- Englishtodayisotach
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- ‘to go quickly’
Today it means
noun An isoline linking places on a map which have equal wind speed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ταχύς / isotach