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Where does “εἶδος” come from?

εἶδος (Ancient Greek) comes from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

εἶδος (Ancient Greek): That which is seen: form, image, shape;...

Definitions

  1. That which is seen: form, image, shape;...

Ancestry of “εἶδος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-scopio-scope
2Latin-scopium—
3Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
4Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
5Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
6Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “εἶδος”

  • idol
  • steroid
  • paranoid
  • typhoid
  • opioid
  • plasmid
  • idyllic
  • amyloid
  • colloidal
  • lymphoid
  • glenoid
  • asteroid
  • myeloid
  • colloid
  • centroid
  • diploid
  • corticosteroid
  • glucocorticoid
  • mastoid
  • ellipsoid
  • nonsteroidal
  • sarcoidosis
  • haploid
  • alkaloid
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