Etymology of the French word isomère
the French word
isomèrederived 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
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-
Date
The earliest known usage of isomère in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
isomérie,
isomérisation,
stéréoisomère,
isomérismeDerivations in other languages
Romanian
izomer
