Etymology of the English word tautomer
the English word
tautomerderived from the English word
tautomerismderived from 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
using the Greek prefix
iso-, ἰσο-
derived from the Greek word
meros, μέρος (portion; thigh; a thigh; a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application))
using the English prefix
tauto-derived from the Greek word
tauto, ταὐτό
derived from the Greek word
to, τὰ, τὸ, τό
Usage
Word found in Modern English