Where does “εἶδος” come from?

εἶδος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

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

εἶδος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wéydos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Proto-Hellenic *wéidos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*wéidos—

via Latin [[-um]]/[[-ium]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin[[-um]]/[[-ium]]—

Words derived from “εἶδος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →