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According to ''Webster's Third'', "some ISV words (like Haploid ) have been created by taking a word with a rather general and simple meaning from one of the languages of antiquity, usually Latin and Greek , and conferring upon it a very specific and complicated meaning for the purposes of modern scientific discourse." An ISV word is typically a compound or a derivative which "gets only its raw materials, so to speak, from antiquity." Its morphology may vary across languages. The online version of Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged (Merriam-Webster, 2002)The online version is available by subscription. adds that the ISV "consists of words or other linguistic forms current in two or more languages" that "differ from New Latin in being adapted to the structure of the individual languages in which they appear." "International scientific vocabulary." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. Accessed July 11, 2006. In other words, ISV terms are often made with Greek, Latin, or other combining forms, but each language pronounces the resulting neo-lexemes within its own phonemic "comfort zone," and makes morphological connections using its normal morphological system. McArthurMcArthur, Tom, "Asian Lexicography: Past, Present, and Prospective", ''Lexicography in Asia'' (Introduction). Password Publishers Limited, 1998. Accessed January 17, 2007. characterizes ISV words and morphemes as "translinguistic", explaining that they operate "in many languages that serve as mediums for education, culture, science, and technology." Besides European languages, such as Russian, Swedish, English, and Spanish, ISV lexical items also function in Japanese, Malay, Filipino, and other Asian languages. McArthur contends that no other set of words and morphemes is so international. The ISV is one of the concepts behind the development and standardization of ''. New York: Storm Publishers, 1951. REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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