Where does “Ido” come from?
Ido (Dutch) comes from Ido Ido, from Esperanto ido, from Esperanto -ido, from Latin -ides, from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Ancestry of “Ido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | Ido | Ido |
| 2 | Esperanto | ido | child ; offspring; young |
| 3 | Esperanto | -ido | offspring; immature animal |
| 4 | Latin | -ides | son of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίδης | son of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |