Where does “σῑγμοειδής” come from?

σῑγμοειδής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

σῑγμοειδής (Ancient Greek): shaped like the lunate sigma (which resembles the English C); semicircular, crescent-shaped

Definitions

  1. shaped like the lunate sigma (which resembles the English C); semicircular, crescent-shaped

Ancestry of “σῑγμοειδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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