isosceles
English
/aɪˈsɒsəliːz/
adj
Definitions
- (geometry) Having (at least) two sides of equal length, used especially of a triangle or trapezoid.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īsoscelēs derived from Ancient Greek ἰσοσκελής (equal-legged), ἴσος (equal, equal to, same) + Ancient Greek σκέλος (leg).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σκέλος
Gloss
leg
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
脚
Emoji
🍗
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- iso- English
- isochronal English
- isochrony English
- isogloss English
- isotope English
- triskeles English
- iso- Finnish
- acanth Latin
- isosceles Latin
- isoscelēs Latin
- īsoscelēs Latin
- isocèle French
- isomorphisme French
- isotherme French
- σκέλος Ancient Greek
- ἄνισος Ancient Greek
- ἰσοδίαιτος Ancient Greek
- ἰσονομία Ancient Greek
- ἰσοσκελής Ancient Greek
- ἰσοψηφία Ancient Greek
- ἰσόθεος Ancient Greek
- ἰσόπυρον Ancient Greek
- ἰσόψηφος Ancient Greek
- ἴσος Ancient Greek
- Ἰσαῖος Ancient Greek
- Ἰσοκράτης Ancient Greek
- *skélos Proto-Indo-European
- *wi- Proto-Indo-European
- isomorfi Swedish
- isi- Irish
- isòsceles Catalan, Valencian
- samsæta Icelandic
- ίσος Greek (modern)
- isosgeles Welsh
- *wíswos Proto-Hellenic