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Where does “-id” come from?

-id (English) comes from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός — to see, to look, to observe.

-id (English): of or pertaining to; appended to various foreign...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to; appended to various foreign...

Ancestry of “-id”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
2Latin-oides-like, -form
3Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium—
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “-id”

  • plasmid
  • Safavid
  • chromatid
  • Timurid
  • Ayyubid
  • Nasrid
  • kinetoplastid
  • geometrid
  • ooid
  • phasmid
  • Sargonid
  • Ijoid
  • cryptid
  • megaplasmid
  • Aaronid
  • scolytid
  • Taurid
  • priapulid
  • magnoliid
  • Barcid
  • Lyrid
  • verbid
  • plasmidic
  • Orionid
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