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Where does “-ειδής” come from?

-ειδής (Ancient Greek) comes 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;...

-ειδής (Ancient Greek): like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...

Definitions

  1. like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...

Ancestry of “-ειδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
3Proto-Indo-European-ess—
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-ειδής”

  • thyroid
  • iodine
  • steroid
  • paranoid
  • typhoid
  • opioid
  • plasmid
  • iodide
  • amyloid
  • colloidal
  • lymphoid
  • hypothyroidism
  • glenoid
  • parathyroid
  • myeloid
  • colloid
  • centroid
  • diploid
  • corticosteroid
  • glucocorticoid
  • hyperthyroidism
  • sigmoid
  • mastoid
  • deltoid
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