Etymology of the English word isomerism
the English word
isomerismusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from the English word
isomericderived from the Greek word
isomeres, ἰσομερής
derived from the Greek word
meros, μέρος (portion; thigh; a thigh; a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application))
using the Greek prefix
iso-, ἰσο-
Derivations in English
electromerism,
tautomerism,
stereoisomerismDerivations in other languages
French
isomèreUsage
Word found in Modern English
