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isthme.

isthmus

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ism//izm//istm/

  1. isthmus

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek εἶμῐ (eîmĭ) Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós)bor. Latin isthmuslbor. French isthme Learned borrowing from Latin isthmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός (isthmós).

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